piskal

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fiscal.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pis‧kal
• IPA^(key): /pisˈkal/ [pɪs̪ˈkal̪]

Noun

piskál

1. (law) public prosecutor (UK); district attorney (US)

Related terms

• piskalya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• piscal — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fiscal.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pisˈkal/ [pɪsˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pis‧kal

Noun

piskál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔)

1. (law) public prosecutor (UK); district attorney (US)

Related terms

• piskalya

References

• Rosalio Serrano (1854) Diccionario de terminos comunes tagalo-castellano‎^[1] (in Spanish), page 110
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

Further reading

• “piskal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “piskal”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024

Anagrams

• kislap, paskil

Tausug

Etymology

From Philippine English fiscal, from Spanish fiscal.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /piskal/ [pɪsˈk̠ɑl]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pis‧kal

Noun

piskal (Sulat Sūg spelling فِسْكَلْ) (Philippines, law)

1. public prosecutor (UK); district attorney (US)