piskalya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fiscalía.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piskalˈja/, [pɪs.kɐlˈja]

  • IPA(key): /pisˈkalja/, [pɪsˈkal.jɐ] (colloquial)
  • Hyphenation: pis‧kal‧ya

Noun

piskalyá or piskalya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ᜌ)

  1. (law) public prosecutor's office (UK); district attorney's office (US); office of the public prosecutor

Further reading
  • “piskalya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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