Definition
Plural of abogado; Spanish-speaking lawyers or legal advocates.
Etymology
From Spanish abogado, derived from Latin advocatus (advocate, helper). The Spanish word adopted the Latin legal term and became the standard word for lawyer in Spanish-speaking countries.
Kelly Says
In many Spanish-speaking countries, 'abogado' is the standard legal term, but in some regions it also means 'defender' or 'protector' in a broader sense—showing how the Latin word for advocate evolved differently across Romance languages!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የህግ አማካሪ
ye-hig a-ma-ka-ri
ARالعربية
محامون
mu-ha-mo-un
BNবাংলা
ব্যবস্থাপক
byab-osthap-ak
CACatalà
advocats
a-vo-ka-ts
CSČeština
advokát
ad-vo-ka-t
DADansk
advokater
ad-vo-ka-ter
DEDeutsch
Anwälte
ant-vält-ə
ELΕλληνικά
Δικηγόροι
di-ki-go-roi
ESEspañol
abogados
ab-o-ga-dos
FISuomi
asianajajat
a-sia-na-ja-jat
FRFrançais
avocats
a-vo-ka
HEעברית
עורכי דין
oo-r-kee di-n
HUMagyar
ügyvédek
oo-gy-ve-dek
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengacara
peng-a-ca-ra
IGIG
onye na-akwa
o-nye na-a-kwa
ITItaliano
avvocati
av-vo-ka-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
peguam
pe-gwa-m
NLNederlands
advocaten
a-vo-ka-ten
NONorsk
advokater
ad-vo-ka-ter
PAPA
ਵਕ interleukin-6
va-kee-l
PLPolski
adwokaci
ad-vo-ka-tsi
PTPortuguês
advogados
a-d-v-o-ga-dos
RORomână
avocată
a-vo-ka-ta
RUРусский
адвокаты
ad-vo-ka-ty
SVSvenska
advokater
ad-vo-ka-ter
SWKiswahili
wanasheria
wa-na-she-ri-a
TAதமிழ்
வழக்கறிஞர்கள்
va-zha-ka-ri-nja-r-gal
THไทย
ทนายความ
t-na-y-kwam
TRTürkçe
avukatlar
a-vo-ka-t-lar
UKУкраїнська
адвокати
ad-vo-ka-ty
VITiếng Việt
luật sư
luat-su