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