barcella

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from a Mozarabic descendant of Late Latin particella, diminutive of Latin particula. The change from /p-/ to /b-/ would be the result of Arabic influence.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

barcella f (plural barcelles)

  1. (historical) a dry measure equivalent to 11.7 litres, divided into six almuds in Mallorca and four in the Valencian Community

References[edit]

  • “barcella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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