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- [guh-bel]
- /gəˈbɛl/
- /ɡeɪbˈel/
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- [guh-bel]
- /gəˈbɛl/
Definitions of gabelle word
- noun gabelle a tax; excise. 1
- noun gabelle French History. a tax on salt, abolished in 1790. 1
- noun gabelle A tax; especially, the tax on salt levied in pre-Revolutionary France. 1
- noun gabelle a salt tax levied until 1790 0
- noun gabelle a tax levied on salt in France before the Revolution 0
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Origin of gabelle
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; Middle English gabul, gabel (probably confused with gavel2) < Middle French < Italian gabella < Arabic gabālah tax, receipt
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Parts of speech for Gabelle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gabelle popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
gabelle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with gabelle
- in a tale of two cities who was monsieur gabelle?
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