avvocato

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian avvocato.

Noun

avvocato (plural avvocati)

1. 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/

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• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: av‧vo‧cà‧to

Noun

avvocato m (plural avvocati, feminine avvocatessa)

1. lawyer, counsel, solicitor, barrister (male)
2. (figurative) advocate, defender, intercessor (male)

Derived terms

• avvocatesco
• avvocatura
• avvocatizio