alkabala

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcabala, from Andalusian Arabic القبالة (al-qabála), from Arabic قبالة (qabāla).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkaˈbala/ [ʔɐl.kɐˈbaː.lɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: al‧ka‧ba‧la

Noun

alkabala (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜊᜎ) (historical)

  1. alcavala (municipal tax on merchandise sold in the market compound; sales tax)

See also

Further reading

  • “alkabala”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “alkabala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 21
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