advogado
Portuguese, noun/a.d͡ʒi.voˈɡa.du/
advogado is spelled A-D-V-O-G-A-D-O (8 letters) and appears 69 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,387th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Advogado is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “lawyer (individual trained in Law and legally qualified to exercise judicial mandate and other technical and legal functions as a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of advogar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que exerce a advocacia”.
What does advogado mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelawyer (individual trained in Law and legally qualified to exercise judicial mandate and other technical and legal functions as a profession)
- 2
masculineadvocate
verb
- 1
past participle of advogar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. defendido por advogado (substantivo - 1, profissão) 2. defendido com razões e/ou com argumentos 3. patrocinado
noun: 1. aquele que exerce a advocacia 2. quem patrocina ou protege (alguém); patrono, defensor, protetor, padroeiro 3. intercessor, medianeiro, mediador
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of advogado
- advogados plural
- advogada feminine
- advogadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce advogado?
- Brazil /a.d͡ʒi.voˈɡa.du/
- Brazil /ad͡ʒ.voˈɡa.du/
- Portugal /ɐd.vuˈɡa.du/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to advogado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is advogado in Portuguese?
advogado appears 69 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).