alcabala
an old tax on salesantiguo impuesto sobre las compraventas
Comes from Arabic
القَبَالَة
al-qabāla
“tax-farming contract; tribute”«contrato de arrendamiento de impuestos; tributo»
Arabic today says
ضَرِيبَة المَبِيعَات
ḍarībat al-mabīʿāt
Root
ق ب ل
q-b-l
The article
Spanish kept the Arabic article al- glued to the word.
The story
Italian took the same Arabic word without the article, giving gabella, which is where Spanish gabela comes from.El italiano tomó la misma palabra árabe sin artículo y dio gabella, de donde viene el español gabela.
More words from the root ق ب ل
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warehouse, storeroom; a large shop · local donde se guardan mercancías; tienda grande
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rent; renting, hire · precio que se paga por usar algo ajeno; arrendamiento
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arroba
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albarán
delivery note — a document confirming that goods were delivered · documento que acredita la entrega de una mercancía
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alcancía
piggy bank, money box · hucha, recipiente para guardar monedas
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