letrado
Macanese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese leterado, possibly with semantic influence from Spanish letrado.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
letrado
References edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese leterado, from Latin litterātus (“learned; erudite”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
letrado (feminine letrada, masculine plural letrados, feminine plural letradas)
- literate (able to read, having literacy)
- Synonym: alfabetizado
- Antonym: analfabeto
- knowledgeable in literature; well-read
- learned, erudite
Noun edit
letrado m (plural letrados, feminine letrada, feminine plural letradas)
- one who is able to read
- Antonym: analfabeto
- one who is knowledgeable in literature
- Synonym: literato
- one who is learned
Related terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin litterātus (“learned; erudite”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
letrado (feminine letrada, masculine plural letrados, feminine plural letradas)
Noun edit
letrado m (plural letrados, feminine letrada, feminine plural letradas)
- (certified) lawyer
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “letrado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014