avania

A tax or fee imposed on foreigners under the Ottoman Empire, especially one considered to be irregular or extortionate.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌavəˈniːə/

Etymology

Cognate with Greek: αβανιά

In summary

Borrowed from Italian avania, from Byzantine Greek ἀβανία (abanía, cfr. modern Greek αβανιά (avaniá) “defamation, slander”), possibly from Arabic خَوَّان (ḵawwān, “unreliable, treacherous”).

Translations

avanie