advocar

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin advōcāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

advocar (first-person singular present advoco, first-person singular preterite advoquí, past participle advocat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. to advocate

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Portuguese

Verb

advocar (first-person singular present advoco, first-person singular preterite advoquei, past participle advocado)

  1. Obsolete spelling of avocar.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin advocāre. Doublet of abogar and avocar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /adboˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ad‧vo‧car

Verb

advocar (first-person singular present advoco, first-person singular preterite advoqué, past participle advocado)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to advocate
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to defend in court

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