barilla

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

noun

either of two European saltworts, Salsola kali or S. soda, whose ashes yield an impure carbonate of soda.
the alkali obtained from the ashes of these and certain other maritime plants.

Origin of barilla

1615–25; < Spanish barrilla, apparently equivalent to bar(ra) bar1 + -illa diminutive suffix

Example sentences from the Web for barilla

British Dictionary definitions for barilla

barilla
/ (bəˈrɪlə) /

noun

an impure mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium sulphate obtained from the ashes of certain plants, such as the saltworts
either of two chenopodiaceous plants, Salsola kali (or soda) or Halogeton soda, formerly burned to obtain a form of sodium carbonate See also saltwort

Word Origin for barilla

C17: from Spanish barrilla, literally: a little bar, from barra bar 1