abogadilyo
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Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish abogadillo (“little lawyer”), diminutive of abogado.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaboɡaˈdiljo/, [ʔɐ.bo.ɣɐˈdil.jo]
- Rhymes: -iljo
- Syllabification: a‧bo‧ga‧dil‧yo
Noun[edit]
abogadilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜄᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- unqualified legal adviser (such as a person who did not pass the bar examination)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “abogadilyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018