barcella

See also: Barcella

Catalan

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bərˈse.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [baɾˈse.ʎa]

Noun

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

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

Further reading

• “barcella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.