barrica

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan barrica, from Vulgar Latin *barrica (“barrel, cask”), from Gaulish *baril (“cask, barrel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈri.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [baˈri.ka]

Noun

barrica f (plural barriques)

1. barrel (vessel with a capacity between 200 and 360 liters)

Derived terms

• barrica bordelesa

Related terms

• barral
• barricada
• barril

Further reading

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

Italian

Verb

barrica

1. inflection of barricare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁi.kɐ/ [baˈhi.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁi.kɐ/ [baˈhi.kɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baˈʁi.kɐ/ [baˈχi.kɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁi.ka/ [baˈhi.ka]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈʁi.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: bar‧ri‧ca

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Gascon barrique, from Old Occitan barrica, from Vulgar Latin *barrica (“barrel, cask”), from Gaulish *baril (“cask, barrel”).

Noun

barrica f (plural barricas)

1. a keg for liquids

   Synonym: barrilete

Etymology 2

Verb

barrica

1. inflection of barricar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

From Gascon Occitan barrique, from Old Occitan barrica, from Vulgar Latin *barrica (“barrel, cask”), from Gaulish *baril (“cask, barrel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈrika/ [baˈri.ka]
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: ba‧rri‧ca

Noun

barrica f (plural barricas)

1. barrel, cask (container for liquids)

Further reading

• “barrica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28