piskalya

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish fiscalía.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /piskalˈja/ [pɪs.kɐlˈja]
      • Rhymes: -a
    • IPA(key): /pisˈkalja/ [pɪsˈkal.jɐ] (colloquial)
  • Syllabification: pis‧kal‧ya

Noun

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piskalyá or piskalya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ᜌ)

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

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