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falsificado

forged

adjective fahl-see-fee-KAH-doh Rare

Also means

counterfeit

Usage Note

Falsificado is the past participle of falsificar used as an adjective, meaning deliberately made to deceive. It applies to documents (pasaporte falsificado), currency, or signatures. The related noun is falsificación and the agent noun is falsificador. Do not confuse with falso, which simply means 'false' without implying deliberate fraud.

Examples

"El billete falsificado fue detectado de inmediato."

Natural Translation

The forged banknote was detected immediately.

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