advocaat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch advocaat (“liqueur”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈadvəkɑː/

Noun

advocaat (countable and uncountable, plural advocaats)

1. A Dutch liqueur made of egg yolks, sugar and strong liquor, typically brandy.

Translations

liqueur

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 荷蘭産蛋酒／荷兰产蛋酒, 荷兰产蛋酒 (Hélán chǎndànjiǔ)

• Dutch: advocaat (nl) m, eierlikeur (nl) m or f
• Finnish: munalikööri
• Galician: advocaat (gl) m
• German: Eierlikör (de) m
• Japanese: アドヴォカート (adovokāto)
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• Korean: 아드보카트 (adeubokateu)
• Polish: adwokat (pl) m, ajerkoniak (pl) m
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: адвока́т (ru) m (advokát)
• Swedish: äggtoddy c
• Ukrainian: адвока́т (uk) m (advokát)
• Welsh: adfocât m

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑdvoːˈkaːt/, /ɑtfoːˈkaːt/

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• Hyphenation: ad‧vo‧caat
• Rhymes: -aːt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch advocaet, from Latin advocātus, from verb advocō (“to summon”).

Noun

advocaat m (plural advocaten, diminutive advocaatje n, feminine advocate)

1. (countable) attorney, lawyer

Derived terms

• advocatenbureau
• advocatuur
• strafrechtadvocaat

Descendants

• Afrikaans: advokaat
• → Indonesian: advokat
• → Sranan Tongo: afkati

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

advocaat f (plural advocaten, diminutive advocaatje n)

1. (also uncountable) an alcoholic beverage made of liquor or pure alcohol, egg yolks and sugar or honey, similar to eggnog; advocaat

   Synonym: eierlikeur

Descendants

• Afrikaans: advokaat