alegato

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin allēgātus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aleˈɡato/ [a.leˈɣ̞a.t̪o] Rhymes: -ato Syllabification: a‧le‧ga‧to === Noun === alegato m (plural alegatos) allegation Synonym: alegación argument el alegato final ― the closing argument (law) plea; statement lanzar un alegato ― release a statement (Bolivia, Canary Islands, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela) dispute, discussion Synonyms: disputa, discusión ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “alegato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alegato, from Latin allēgātus. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaleˈɡato/ [ʔɐ.lɛˈɣaː.t̪o] Rhymes: -ato Syllabification: a‧le‧ga‧to === Noun === alegato (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜄᜆᜓ) (law) brief submitted to a court of law Synonyms: ulat, salaysay, silabo ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “alegato”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “alegato”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 23