letrado

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese leterado, from Latin litterātus (“learned; erudite”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /le.ˈtɾa.du/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /le.ˈtɾa.do/

Adjective

letrado m (feminine letrada plural letrados feminine plural letradas; comparable)

1. literate (able to read, having literacy)
2. knowledgeable in literature; well-read
3. learned, erudite

Synonyms

• (able to read): alfabetizado
• (erudite): culto, douto, erudito, instruído, sábio

Antonyms

• (able to read): analfabeto
• (erudite): inculto

Noun

letrado m (plural letrados, feminine singular letrada, feminine plural letradas)

1. one who is able to read
2. one who is knowledgeable in literature
3. one who is learned

Synonyms

• (well-read): literato
• (erudite): erudito, sábio

Antonyms

• (able to read): analfabeto
• (erudite): inculto

Related terms

• beletrismo
• letra
• letreiro
• letrista

• literal
• literário
• literatura

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Spanish

Adjective

letrado m (feminine letrada, masculine plural letrados, feminine plural letradas)

1. educated; erudite