Word: gabelles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ga
belles
Definition: Plural of gabelle. A tax; especially, the tax on salt levied in pre-Revolutionary France.
Morphemes:
Affix: gabelle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A tax; especially, the tax on salt levied in pre-Revolutionary France.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gabelle
Language: fr
Decoded: gabelle
PoS: Noun
Meaning: gabelle, salt tax
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.