alegar

English

Etymology

ale + French aigre (“sour”)

Noun

alegar (uncountable)

1. vinegar produced from fermented ale.

Anagrams

• aglare, laager

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin allēgō, allēgāre.

Verb

1. to claim, allege
2. to plead

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:alegar.

Related terms

• alegação

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin allēgō, allēgāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aleˈɡaɾ/ [a.leˈɣ̞aɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to cite as a defence or justification for one's actions
2. (intransitive) to complain
3. (intransitive, law) to speak in defence of the accused in a criminal proceeding; to defend

Synonyms

• (to complain): lamentar, protestar, quejarse, reclamar

Related terms

• alegación
• alegato

Further reading

• “alegar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014