advocaat

English edit

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advocaat

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Dutch advocaat (“liqueur”).

Pronunciation edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈadvəkɑː/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun edit

advocaat (countable and uncountable, plural advocaats)

A Dutch liqueur made of egg yolks, sugar and strong liquor, typically brandy.

Alternative forms edit

advocat

Translations edit

liqueur

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 荷蘭産蛋酒／荷兰产蛋酒 (Hélán chǎndànjiǔ)
Dutch: advocaat (nl) m, eierlikeur (nl) m or f
Finnish: munalikööri
Galician: advocaat (gl) m
German: Eierlikör (de) m
Japanese: アドヴォカート (adovokāto)
Korean: 아드보카트 (adeubokateu)
Polish: adwokat (pl) m, ajerkoniak (pl) m, jajecznik (pl) m
Portuguese: advocaat (pt) m, advokatt m, licor de ovos m
Russian: адвока́т (ru) m (advokát)
Swedish: äggtoddy c
Ukrainian: адвока́т (uk) m (advokát)
Welsh: adfocât m

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

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advocaat

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IPA^(key): /ɑdvoːˈkaːt/, /ɑtfoːˈkaːt/
audio (file)
Hyphenation: ad‧vo‧caat
Rhymes: -aːt

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch advocaet, from Latin advocātus, from verb advocō (“to summon”).^[1]

Noun edit

advocaat m (plural advocaten, diminutive advocaatje n, feminine advocate)

(countable) attorney, lawyer

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Afrikaans: advokaat
→ Indonesian: advokat
→ Peranakan Indonesian: advocaat
→ Sranan Tongo: afkati

Etymology 2 edit

Uncertain; perhaps a clipping of advocatenborrel (“lawyer's drink”), as the drink would lubricate the throat for good speaking. Another theory sees a connection with Spanish aguacate (“avocado”), as the fruit can be used to make a thick drink.^[2]

Noun edit

advocaat f (plural advocaten, diminutive advocaatje n)

(also uncountable) an alcoholic beverage made of liquor or pure alcohol, egg yolks and sugar or honey, similar to eggnog; advocaat
Synonym: eierlikeur

Descendants edit

Afrikaans: advokaat
→ English: advocaat
→ Polish: adwokat

References edit

^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “advocaat1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “advocaat2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Peranakan Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Dutch advocaat (“attorney, lawyer”).

Adjective edit

advocaat

attorney, lawyer
...advocaat Olanda tida bisa mengerti politiek Tionghoa.^[1] ― Dutch attorney do not understand Chinese politics.

References edit

^ Kwee Hing Tjiat (1921) Doea Kapala Batoe [Two Hardheaded (Persons)] (in Peranakan Indonesian), Nauer & Dimmick, page 12

[1] van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “advocaat1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

[2] van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “advocaat2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

[3] Kwee Hing Tjiat (1921) Doea Kapala Batoe [Two Hardheaded (Persons)] (in Peranakan Indonesian), Nauer & Dimmick, page 12

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