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abogada

female lawyer

noun ah-boh-GAH-dah Rare

Origin: From Latin advocatus ('one called to assist').

Also means

female attorney

Usage Note

Abogada is the feminine form of abogado ('lawyer/attorney') and is fully standard in modern Spanish. Both forms are used as titles before a name (la abogada García). The phrase hacerse el abogado del diablo ('to play devil's advocate') uses the masculine form as part of the idiom regardless of the speaker's gender.

Examples

"Mi abogada me aconsejó no firmar el contrato."

Natural Translation

My lawyer advised me not to sign the contract.

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