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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian avvocato.
Noun
avvocato (plural avvocati)
- An Italian lawyer.
1917, Florence Converse, “The Culprit”, in The Atlantic Monthly, volume 119, page 57:No one, not even the avvocato, ever asked the direct question, 'Do you know who made the fire, Peppina?'
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin advocātus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /av.voˈka.to/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Hyphenation: av‧vo‧cà‧to
Noun
avvocato m (plural avvocati, feminine avvocatessa)
- lawyer, counsel, solicitor, barrister (male)
- (figurative) advocate, defender, intercessor (male)
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