avania

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian avania, from Byzantine Greek ἀβανία (abanía, cfr. modern Greek αβανιά (avaniá) “defamation, slander”), possibly from Arabic خَوَّان (ḵawwān, “unreliable, treacherous”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌavəˈniːə/, enPR: ăv'ə-nē'ə Rhymes: -iːə === Noun === avania (plural avanias) (historical) A tax or fee imposed on foreigners under the Ottoman Empire, especially one considered to be irregular or extortionate. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Aviana == Italian == === Alternative forms === vania (rare) === Etymology === Borrowed from Byzantine Greek ἀβανία (abanía), possibly from Arabic خَوَّان (ḵawwān, “unreliable, treacherous”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.vaˈni.a/ Rhymes: -ia Hyphenation: a‧va‧nì‧a === Noun === avania f (plural avanie) (historical) avania (fee imposed by Ottomans) (dated, by extension) any unfair tax Synonyms: balzello m, gabella f Hypernyms: dazio m, imposta f, tassa f (dated, figuratively) harassment, abuse, prevarication Synonyms: angheria f, prepotenza f, prevaricazione f, sopraffazione f, (rare) soverchieria f, sopruso m, vessazione f