Spanish word

graduado

Pronunciation

IPA/gɾaˈðwaðo/

Meaning

  • masculine noungraduate

Example

Mi hermana es graduada de la universidad.

My sister is a university graduate.

Illustration for graduado (graduate)

More examples

Como graduado, empezó a buscar trabajo inmediatamente.

As a graduate, he began to look for work immediately.

Core concept

Person listed as holder of a degree.

Common phrases

  • graduado de la universidad

    university graduate

  • recién graduado

    recent graduate

  • graduado en medicina

    medical graduate

Similar words

egresado: Person who has completed coursework at a school or university.
titulado: Person who has been awarded an official academic or professional title.
exalumno: Person who previously enrolled in a specific school and is no longer a current student.
licenciado: Person who has a bachelor's degree.

Definition in Spanish

Término que se aplica a quien ha finalizado una carrera y figura como titular de un grado académico.

Word origin

Formed as the past participle of graduar and tracing to Latin gradus 'step, degree', graduado refers to a person recorded as holding an academic degree.

Usage tips

  • As an adjective it agrees in gender and number (graduado, graduada, graduados), so match the form to the person rather than using the English uninflected 'graduate'.

Other meanings

  • graduatedadjective

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