graduada
Graduada is the feminine form of the Spanish noun and adjective graduado. It commonly denotes a woman who has completed a degree or professional qualification. As an adjective, graduada describes someone who has graduated, for example: “una mujer graduada en Derecho” (a woman who graduated in Law). As a noun, it can stand alone: “la graduada recibió su diploma” (the graduate received her diploma). The term is widely used in Spanish-speaking countries to indicate educational attainment; it may appear in official documents, résumés, or academic contexts.
Etymology: graduada derives from grado, meaning degree, with the agent-noun suffix -ado, and the feminine -a.
Usage notes: In gendered languages like Spanish, noun forms reflect gender; when referring to a mixed or