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Spanish
Etymology
From allegar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aʝeˈɡado/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /aʎeˈɡado/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aʃeˈɡado/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aʒeˈɡado/
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: a‧lle‧ga‧do
Adjective
allegado (feminine allegada, masculine plural allegados, feminine plural allegadas)
- close, near
Noun
allegado m (plural allegados)
- member of one's inner circle; (in plural) nearest and dearest
- follower
See also
Participle
allegado (feminine allegada, masculine plural allegados, feminine plural allegadas)
- past participle of allegar
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