barilla
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- noun
- /bəˈrɪlə/
- Archaic
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barilla
- In the 18th century, manufacturers relied on barilla to create soap and other cleaning products.
Examples
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The ashes from barilla plants were once collected for their chemical properties in various industries.
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She seems to have spent the last decade chasing after ugly billionaires—Peter Morton, Franny, Paolo Barilla, to name a few.
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Historically, barilla was an important ingredient for producing soda ash used in glass making.
Synonyms
A bushy plant that grows on sea beaches and salty marshes with prickly leaves
A bushy plant that grows on salt marshes and beaches with prickly leaves used to make soda ash
A bushy coastal plant with prickly leaves and edible shoots that grows in salty soil
A bushy coastal plant with prickly leaves that grows in salt marshes and on beaches
A plant that grows in wet areas near the sea with thick stems used to make ashes for glass
A group of herbs and small shrubs that grow in salty soil
A plant that grows in salty coastal marshes
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word barilla comes from Spanish barilla, which meant 'small rod' and is related to barra 'bar' or 'rod'. The plants were cut into rod-like bundles and burned to make soda ash for glass and soap, so the name came to mean the plant used for that purpose.