advocaat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch advocaat (“liqueur”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈadvəkɑː/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

advocaat (countable and uncountable, plural advocaats)

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

Alternative forms

• advocat

Translations

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑdvoːˈkaːt/, /ɑtfoːˈkaːt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ad‧vo‧caat
• Rhymes: -aːt

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

1. (countable) attorney, lawyer

Derived terms

• advocatenbureau
• advocatuur
• strafrechtadvocaat

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

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.

Noun

advocaat f (plural advocaten, diminutive advocaatje n)

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

   Synonym: eierlikeur

Descendants

• Afrikaans: advokaat
• → English: advocaat
• → Polish: adwokat

Peranakan Indonesian

Etymology

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

Adjective

advocaat

1. attorney, lawyer

   ...advocaat Olanda tida bisa mengerti politiek Tionghoa. ― Dutch attorney do not understand Chinese politics.