barilla

American  

[buh-ree-uh, -reel-yee, -ril-uh] / bəˈri ə, -ˈril yi, -ˈrɪl ə /

noun

1. either of two European saltworts, Salsola kali or S. soda, whose ashes yield an impure carbonate of soda.

2. the alkali obtained from the ashes of these and certain other maritime plants.

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barilla British  

/ bəˈrɪlə /

noun

1. an impure mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium sulphate obtained from the ashes of certain plants, such as the saltworts

2. either of two chenopodiaceous plants, Salsola kali (or soda ) or Halogeton soda , formerly burned to obtain a form of sodium carbonate See also saltwort

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Etymology

Origin of barilla

1615–25; < Spanish barrilla, apparently equivalent to bar ( ra ) bar ¹ + -illa diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

The principal exports from these Mediterranean towns are wines, dried fruits, oils, anchovies, wool, barilla, soap, kermes, antimony, vermilion, brandy, cork, silk, &c.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William

During the Napoleonic wars the price of barilla rose to such a height that Napoleon offered a reward for the discovery of a process for the manufacture of sodium carbonate.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

Lancerota produces, annually, about 300 tons of barilla; Forte ventura about 1500 tons.

From A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 by Holman, James

Wines, brandies, quicksilver, barilla, are exclusive of duty, for example; the others, duty paid, but in some instances duties scarcely more than nominal.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 by Various

The productions of Teneriffe, for export, are wine and barilla.

From Journal of an African Cruiser by Hawthorne, Nathaniel