alkabala

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === arkabala === 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) alcavala (municipal tax on merchandise sold in the market compound; sales tax) ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “alkabala”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “alkabala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 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