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)

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

Related terms

• alkabalero

See also

• buwis
• polo
• tributo

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