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/

• (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]

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

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

Noun

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

1. lawyer (professional person authorized to practice law)
2. advocate

Related terms

• advogar

Participle

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

1. past participle of advogar