piskalya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• piskalia

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fiscalía.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /piskalˈja/ [pɪs.kɐlˈja]
    • Rhymes: -a
  • IPA^(key): /pisˈkalja/ [pɪsˈkaːl.jɐ] (colloquial)
• Syllabification: 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

Related terms

• piskal

Further reading

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