letrado
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old 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)
- literate (able to read, having literacy)
- Synonym: alfabetizado
- Antonym: analfabeto
- knowledgeable in literature; well-read
- learned, erudite
- Synonyms: culto, douto, erudito, instruído, sábio
- Antonym: inculto
Noun
letrado m (plural letrados, feminine letrada, feminine plural letradas)
- one who is able to read
- Antonym: analfabeto
- one who is knowledgeable in literature
- Synonym: literato
- one who is learned
- Synonyms: erudito, sábio
- Antonym: inculto
Related terms
- beletrismo
- letra
- letreiro
- letrista
- literal
- literário
- literatura
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)
- educated; erudite
Noun
letrado m (plural letrados, feminine letrada, feminine plural letradas)
- (certified) lawyer
See also
- togado
Further reading
- “letrado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014