"advocaat" meaning in Dutch

See advocaat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɑdvoːˈkaːt/, /ɑtfoːˈkaːt/ Audio: Nl-advocaat.ogg Forms: advocaten [plural], advocaatje [diminutive, neuter], advocate [feminine]
Rhymes: -aːt Etymology: From Middle Dutch advocaet, from Latin advocātus, from verb advocō (“to summon”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|nl|:inh|dum:advocaet<id:advocate><ety:der<la:advocātus<id:advocate>>>|id=advocate}}, {{inh|nl|dum|advocaet}} Middle Dutch advocaet, {{der|nl|la|advocātus}} Latin advocātus Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+|f=advocate}} advocaat m (plural advocaten, diminutive advocaatje n, feminine advocate)
  1. (countable) attorney, lawyer Tags: countable, masculine Derived forms: advocaat van de duivel, advocatenbureau, advocatuur, strafrechtadvocaat
    Sense id: en-advocaat-nl-noun-B21Tb60P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɑdvoːˈkaːt/, /ɑtfoːˈkaːt/ Audio: Nl-advocaat.ogg Forms: advocaten [plural], advocaatje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -aːt Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{etymon|nl|id=drink}}, {{unc|nl}} Uncertain Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} 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 Tags: also, feminine, uncountable Synonyms: eierlikeur
    Sense id: en-advocaat-nl-noun-SMTiB7r1 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Alcoholic beverages, Occupations Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 4 96 Disambiguation of Occupations: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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