advogado

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese avogado (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), a semi-learned term derived from Latin advocātus. Compare Spanish abogado and Galician avogado.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒi.voˈɡa.du/, /ad͡ʒ.voˈɡa.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ad͡ʒ.voˈɡa.do/, /a.d͡ʒi.voˈɡa.do/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dvuˈɡa.du/ [ɐ.ðvuˈɣa.ðu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dbuˈɡa.du/ [ɐ.ðβuˈɣa.ðu]

(Nordestino) IPA^(key): [ˌadi.vu.ˈɡa.dʊ]
Hyphenation: ad‧vo‧ga‧do

Noun

advogado m (plural advogados, feminine advogada, feminine plural advogadas)

lawyer (professional person authorized to practice law)

Related terms

advogar

Participle

advogado (feminine advogada, masculine plural advogados, feminine plural advogadas)

past participle of advogar

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