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单词 advocaat
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advocaat

[ ad-voh-kaht ]
/ ˌæd voʊˈkɑt /

noun

a Dutch liqueur made with brandy, sugar, and eggs.

Origin of advocaat

1930–35; <Dutch, short for advocatenborrel drink that lubricates the throat of a lawyer, equivalent to advocaat lawyer (see advocate) + -en- connective + borrel drink, nip < ?

Words nearby advocaat

advisory, advisory opinion, advisory teacher, ad vitam, ad vivum, advocaat, advocacy, advocacy journalism, advocacy tank, advocate, Advocate Depute
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Example sentences from the Web for advocaat

  • De beste zaak heeft nog een goed' advocaat noodig—The best cause has need of a good pleader.

    Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for advocaat

advocaat
/ (ˈædvəʊˌkɑː, -ˌkɑːt, ˈædvə-) /

noun

a liqueur having a raw egg base

Word Origin for advocaat

C20: Dutch, from advocatenborrel, from advocaat advocate (n) + borrel drink
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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