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abogado
(Noun)
"lawyer," "advocate," "counsel"
13th cent. From Latin advocatus "aide," "advocate," "witness." From advocare "to advocate" (see abogar).
Historically, abogada meant "interceding saint;" the profession of advocate was exclusive to men prior to the 1960s.
Romance
Asturian abogáu, Portuguese advogado, Catalan advocat, Old French avocat, Italian avvocato, Dalmatian abucat, Romanian a(d)vocat
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