alcavala

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noun

In Spain, a tax levied on transactions involving property movable or immovable.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounalcavala (plural alcavalas)

plural alcavalas

  1. In Spain, a tax levied on transactions involving property movable or immovable.

Origin

  1. Spanishalcabala
  2. Spanishalcabala
  3. Englishalcavala

Borrowed from Spanish alcabala.

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APA

alcavala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcavala

MLA

“alcavala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcavala. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alcavala,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcavala.

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