abogánster

Spanish

Alternative forms

• abogángster (less common)

Etymology

Blend of abogado (“lawyer”) +‎ gánster (“gangster”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aboˈɡansteɾ/ [a.β̞oˈɣ̞ãns.t̪eɾ]
• Rhymes: -ansteɾ
• Syllabification: a‧bo‧gáns‧ter

Noun

abogánster m or f by sense (plural abogánsteres)

1. (colloquial, derogatory, neologism, Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Ecuador, Bolivia) a corrupt, criminal, or dishonest lawyer

Further reading

• “abogánster” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.