abogadilyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abogadillo (“little lawyer”), diminutive of abogado.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaboɡaˈdiljo/ [ʔɐ.bo.ɣɐˈd̪il.jo]
  • Rhymes: -iljo
  • Syllabification: a‧bo‧ga‧dil‧yo

Noun

abogadilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜄᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. unqualified legal adviser (such as a person who did not pass the bar examination)

Further reading

  • “abogadilyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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