alcavala

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish alcabala. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɑːlə === Noun === alcavala (plural alcavalas) In Spain, a tax levied on transactions involving property movable or immovable. === References === Noah Webster (1828), “alcavala”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume I (A–I), New York, N.Y.: […] S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe […], →OCLC.