barcella
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See also: Barcella
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)
- (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.
Further reading[edit]
- “barcella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Categories:
- Catalan terms borrowed from Mozarabic
- Catalan terms derived from Mozarabic
- Catalan terms derived from Late Latin
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns
- Catalan terms with historical senses
- ca:Units of measure