licenciado

/lisenˈsjaðo/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
licenciados

Meaning

  1. graduate

    • Es licenciado en derecho.

      He has a law degree.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

egresado

licenciado specifically means someone who holds a bachelor's or licentiate degree, also used as a title; egresado is more general, anyone who has graduated from any institution.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

formando

formando is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "graduate."

Portuguese

graduado

graduado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "graduate."

Practice

1 What does licenciado mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es ___ en derecho.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches licenciado?

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