abogadilyo
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish abogadillo (“little lawyer”), diminutive of abogado.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧bo‧ga‧dil‧yo
- IPA(key): /ʔaboɡaˈdiljo/, [ʔɐ.bo.ɣɐˈdil.jo]
Noun
abogadilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜄᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- unqualified legal adviser (such as a person who did not pass the bar examination)
Related terms
- abogada
- abogado
- abogasya
Further reading
- “abogadilyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018