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gabella.

tax, duty

7 characters3 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. tax, duty

    feminine
  2. gabelle (salt tax)

    feminine · historical
  3. A place where salt is stored.

    feminine
  4. alliance (two or more people united for a common end)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Probably from Arabic قَبَالَة (qabāla, “bail, guaranty”), though a derivation from Proto-West Germanic *gabul (“tribute”) has also been proposed. The sense of "alliance" has been influenced by gavella (“sheaf”).

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