abogánster

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Blend of abogado (lawyer) +‎ gánster (gangster).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aboˈɡansteɾ/ [a.β̞oˈɣ̞ãns.t̪eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -ansteɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧bo‧gáns‧ter

Noun

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abogánster m or f by sense (plural abogánsteres)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, neologism, Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Ecuador, Bolivia) a corrupt, criminal, or dishonest lawyer

Further reading

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  • abogánster” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.