noun, feminine/alkaˈbala/plural: alcabalas
alcavala; checkpoint (police post at an exit from a city or a highway)
“Los militares custodiaban en una alcabala móvil instalada en el sector cuando fueron atacados por un grupo de hombres armados.” — The soldiers were guarding a mobile checkpoint installed in the zone when they were attacked by a group of armed men.
Synonyms: chequeo, retén
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic القبالة (al-qabála), from Arabic قبالة (qabāla).