fiscalía
/fiskaˈlia/ · B2 · noun · f
office
⚖️ fiscalía = fiscal + -ía: the office that guards the public purse and the law
Fiscal comes from Latin fiscus, the state treasury, so the first fiscales defended the crown's money. Over time the role became public prosecutor, and -ía names the office, as in alcaldía, the mayor's office. Stress the í: fis-ka-LI-a.