advogado

Meaning

advogar

  1. (intransitive) to work as a lawyer; to practice
  2. (intransitive) to defend; to represent (to make legal defence of)
  3. (intransitive, transitive) to advocate (to express or encourage support for)

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.d͡ʒi.voˈɡa.du/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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