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

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /bəɾˈse.ʎə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /bərˈse.ʎə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /baɾˈse.ʎa/

Noun

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

“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.

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