avocat

Etymology

Cf. French avocat>

Noun

avocat (plural avocats)

1. An advocate, a lawyer

References

• avocat in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1914

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.vɔ.ka/

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin advocātus. Compare the past participle avoué.

Etymology 2

From Spanish aguacate, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl. Influenced by confusion with Spanish abogado (“lawyer”).

Further reading

• “avocat” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Alternative forms

• aucat

Etymology

From Latin advocatus.

Noun

avocat m (plural avocac)

1. lawyer, solicitor
2. advocate

Verb

āvocat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of āvocō

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin advocātus (“advocate”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French avocat, from Spanish aguacate, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl. Influenced by confusion with Spanish abogado (“lawyer”).

Etymology 1

From Latin advocatus.

Etymology 2

From Spanish

Etymology

From Latin advocātus (“advocate”).

Noun

avocat m

1. lawyer

Alternative forms

• advocat (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from French avocat, Latin advocatus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.voˈkat/

Noun

avocat m (plural avocați, feminine equivalent avocată)

1. (law) lawyer, attorney, barrister

See also

• lege

References

• avocat in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language), 2004-2018