gabela
a tax or levy; a burden or obligationtributo o impuesto; carga u obligación
Comes from Arabic
قَبَالَة
qabāla
“tax-farming contract; tribute”«contrato de arrendamiento de impuestos; tributo»
Arabic today says
ضَرِيبَة
ḍarība
Root
ق ب ل
q-b-l
The article
It came in without the article.
The story
It arrived through Italian gabella, without the Arabic article: it is the same word as alcabala, which came in directly from al-Andalus.Llegó por el italiano gabella, sin el artículo árabe: es la misma palabra que alcabala, que entró directamente desde al-Andalus.
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
an old unit of weight of about 11.5 kg (a quarter of a quintal); today, the @ sign · unidad de peso de unos 11,5 kg (la cuarta parte del quintal); hoy, el signo @
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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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