What does cabella mean in Latin?

cabella, a noun, means “a duty tax (on imported goods, particularly salt and wine)”.

What is the genitive of cabella?

The genitive singular is cabellae. cabella is feminine, first declension.

In classical Latin, [kaˈbɛl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈbɛl.la].

noun · femininefirst declension

cabella f (genitive cabellae)

Classical[kaˈbɛl.la]Ecclesiastical[kaˈbɛl.la]

Medieval Latinfemininea duty tax (on imported goods, particularly salt and wine)
et de cabella salis nichil dicamAnd I shall say nothing about the tax on salt13th century AD, Delfino del Bosco (mediator, possible writer of the deed), Mediating deed between the Pevere family and Malocello over one fourth of the town of Varazze (taken from R. Deputazione subalpina di storia patria, 1909, pub. by The University of California, page 190)

Borrowed from Arabic قَبَالَة (qabāla, “bail, guaranty”). Related to Italian gabella, Middle French gabelle.