This is the 6910th most frequent Spanish word.
diego
"Diego" is a Spanish given name, equivalent to "James" or "Jacob" in English.
Here, 'Diego' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.
Diego compró un libro nuevo.
Diego bought a new book.
In this sentence, 'diego' is used as a colloquial term for money, often in informal speech.
No tengo diego para el transporte.
I don't have money for transport.
Here, 'Diego' is part of the place name 'San Diego', referring to a city.