causídico

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See also: causidico

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin causidicus. By surface analysis, causa +‎ -i- +‎ -dico.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈzi.d͡ʒi.ku/ [kaʊ̯ˈzi.d͡ʒi.ku]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈzi.d͡ʒi.ko/ [kaʊ̯ˈzi.d͡ʒi.ko]

Noun

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causídico m (plural causídicos, feminine causídica, feminine plural causídicas)

  1. (law) attorney; lawyer (one who advises or represents others in legal matters)
    Synonym: advogado
    • 1860, Luiz Augusto Rebello da Silva, “Reinado do Cardeal D. Henrique” (chapter 2), in Historia de Portugal nos seculos XVII e XVIII, volume 1, Lisbon: Imprensa Nacional, page 383:
      Guardiola, que o duque sonhára converter em diplomata, appareceu o que era, um causidico encanecido nas formalidades forenses.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. champion (someone who fights for a cause)