abogacía

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin advocātia, from Latin advocātus (attorney).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aboɡaˈθia/ [a.β̞o.ɣ̞aˈθi.a]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /aboɡaˈsia/ [a.β̞o.ɣ̞aˈsi.a]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: a‧bo‧ga‧cí‧a

Noun

abogacía f (plural abogacías)

  1. the practice of law; lawyering
  2. advocacy

Descendants

  • Cebuano: abogasiya
  • Tagalog: abogasya

Further reading

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