From German Advokat, Yiddish אַדוואָקאַט (advokat), Russian адвока́т (advokát), Polish adwokat, all from Latin advocātus. Compare French avocat, Italian avvocato. Doublet of vokto.

• IPA^(key): /advoˈkato/

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• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: ad‧vo‧ka‧to

advokato (accusative singular advokaton, plural advokatoj, accusative plural advokatojn)

1. lawyer, barrister, attorney
2. (figuratively) advocate

Borrowed from Esperanto advokato, English advocate, French avocat, German Advokat, Italian avvocato, Russian адвока́т (advokát), Spanish abogado, ultimately from Latin advocātus.

• IPA^(key): /advoˈkato/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: ad‧vo‧ka‧to

advokato (plural advokati)

1. lawyer, barrister, advocate