Definition
A Spanish or Portuguese word meaning lawyer or attorney; commonly used in Spanish-speaking countries and legal contexts to refer to a legal professional.
Etymology
From Spanish abogado, derived from Latin advocatus (one called to aid, a legal advocate), from advocare (to call to one's aid). The term entered European languages through Roman legal tradition.
Kelly Says
The word abogado is interesting because it shows how the English word 'advocate' and the Spanish word 'abogado' are etymological twins—both come from Latin legal terminology, yet they've evolved into slightly different meanings over time.
Translations
ARالعربية
محامى
mu-ha-mee
BNবাংলা
ব্যবসায়ী
bo-bo-sa-yee
CACatalà
advocat
ad-vo-kat
CSČeština
advokát
ad-vo-kaht
DADansk
advokat
ad-vo-kat
DEDeutsch
Anwalt
ahn-valt
ELΕλληνικά
Δικηγόρος
di-ki-go-ros
ESEspañol
lawyer
a-bo-ga-doh
FISuomi
asianajaja
a-si-an-a-ja-ja
FRFrançais
avocat
a-voh-kah
HAHA
ma'aikaci
ma-ai-ka-ci
HEעברית
עורך דין
o-rokh-d-in
HUMagyar
ügyvéd
oo-gy-ved
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengacara
pen-ga-ca-ra
IGIG
onye ọrụ ụlọ ọrụ
o-nye o-ru u-lo o-ru
ITItaliano
avvocato
a-vo-ka-toh
KKKK
құқық қорғаушы
koo-kee-q kor-ga-oo-shy
MSBahasa Melayu
peguam
pe-gwa-m
MYမြန်မာ
ရုံးသူ
yo-ngee-thu
NLNederlands
advocaat
ad-vo-kaat
NONorsk
advokat
ad-vo-kat
PAPA
ਵਕ interleukin-1β
va-kee-l
PLPolski
adwokat
ad-vo-kat
PTPortuguês
advogado
a-d-v-o-ga-doo
RUРусский
адвокат
ad-vo-kat
SVSvenska
advokat
ad-vo-kat
SWKiswahili
mwanasheria
mwa-na-she-ri-a
TAதமிழ்
வழக்கறிஞர்
va-zhak-ka-re-ni-nar
THไทย
ทนายความ
t-na-ai-kwam
TRTürkçe
avukat
a-voo-kat
UKУкраїнська
адвокат
ad-vo-kat
VITiếng Việt
luật sư
lu-at-su
YOYO
ọ̀ṣọ̀ àwọn ìlẹ̀
o-sho awon ile
ZUZU
inkosana
in-ko-sa-na