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) (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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007