letrado

Macanese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese leterado, possibly with semantic influence from Spanish letrado.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛˈtɾa.du/

Noun

letrado

  1. lawyer
  2. educated man
  3. poet

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese leterado, from Latin litterātus (learned; erudite).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /leˈtɾa.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /leˈtɾa.do/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɨˈtɾa.du/ [lɨˈtɾa.ðu]

Adjective

letrado (feminine letrada, masculine plural letrados, feminine plural letradas)

  1. literate (able to read, having literacy)
    Synonym: alfabetizado
    Antonym: analfabeto
  2. knowledgeable in literature; well-read
  3. learned, erudite
    Synonyms: culto, douto, erudito, instruído, sábio
    Antonym: inculto

Noun

letrado m (plural letrados, feminine letrada, feminine plural letradas)

  1. one who is able to read
    Antonym: analfabeto
  2. one who is knowledgeable in literature
    Synonym: literato
  3. one who is learned
    Synonyms: erudito, sábio
    Antonym: inculto

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin litterātus (learned; erudite).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈtɾado/ [leˈt̪ɾa.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: le‧tra‧do

Adjective

letrado (feminine letrada, masculine plural letrados, feminine plural letradas)

  1. educated; erudite

Noun

letrado m (plural letrados, feminine letrada, feminine plural letradas)

  1. (certified) lawyer

See also

Further reading

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