fiscal

/fisˈkaw/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
fiscais

Meaning

  1. inspector

    • O fiscal chegou.

      The inspector arrived.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

inspetor

fiscal is more about a tax or regulatory inspector; inspetor is more general, like a police or quality inspector.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

inspector

inspector is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "inspector."

Practice

1 What does fiscal mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ chegou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fiscal?

noun

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