English Explanatory Dictionary

Barca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Punic, particularly (historical) a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders.
name
  1. Former name of Marj: a city in Libya (in the former Roman province of Libya Superior/Libya Pentapolitana).
name
  1. FC Barcelona, a prominent Spanish association football club.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɑɹkə/ /ˈbɑɹsə/ /ˈbɑːsə/ /ˈbɑːɹsə/

Word forms

Barca Barcas Barce Barke

Etymology

From Latin Barca, from Punic 𐤁𐤓𐤒 (Baraq), from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤒 (baraq, “lightning”), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ-.

Related words

Barcaean

Derived words

Barcid Barcan
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on B Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary