avogado das silveiras

== Galician == === Etymology === Attested since the 19th century; literally, "bramble attorney". === Noun === avogado das silveiras m (plural avogados das silveiras) (derogatory) a person with no formal education on law, but who boast of their knowledge on this subject Synonym: avogado de lareira (derogatory) shyster ==== Related terms ==== avogado silveira === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “avogado”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “avogado das silveiras”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega