Definition
A plant from the Mediterranean region whose ashes were historically used to make alkali for soap and glass production.
Etymology
From Spanish 'barilla', possibly derived from Arabic 'qali' meaning 'alkali' or from the same root as 'barrel', referencing the barrel-shaped plant seed pods.
Kelly Says
Before modern chemistry, barilla ash was so valuable that entire industries depended on harvesting and burning this plant—it was basically the chemical factory of the medieval world.
Translations
ARالعربية
باريلا
ba-ri-la
CACatalà
barilla
ba-ri-la
CSČeština
barilla
ba-ri-la
DEDeutsch
Barilla
ba-ree-la
ELΕλληνικά
μπάριλα
mpa-ri-la
ESEspañol
barilla
ba-ree-ya
FRFrançais
barilla
ba-ri-ja
HEעברית
בַּרְיִילָה
ba-ri-la
HIहिन्दी
बारीला
ba-ree-la
HUMagyar
barilla
ba-ri-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
barilla
ba-ri-la
ITItaliano
barilla
ba-ri-lla
MSBahasa Melayu
barilla
ba-ri-la
NLNederlands
barilla
ba-ri-la
PLPolski
barilla
ba-ri-la
PTPortuguês
barilla
ba-ree-la
RORomână
barilla
ba-ri-la
RUРусский
Барилла
ba-ri-lla
SVSvenska
barilla
ba-ri-la
SWKiswahili
barilla
ba-ri-la
TRTürkçe
barilla
ba-ri-la
UKУкраїнська
барилла
ba-ri-la
VITiếng Việt
barilla
ba-ri-la