Barca
//ˈbɑɹkə// name, slang
name, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Punic, particularly (historical) a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders.
"Hamilcar Barca; Hannibal Barca"
- 2 Former name of Marj: a city in Libya (in the former Roman province of Libya Superior/Libya Pentapolitana). historical
- 3 FC Barcelona, a prominent Spanish association football club. informal
"2000 April 19, BBC Online, "Football News":"
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Etymology
Etymology 1
From Latin Barca, from Punic 𐤁𐤓𐤒 (Baraq), from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤒 (baraq, “lightning”), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ-.
Etymology 2
From Latin Barca, from Ancient Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from the local tribe of the Barraci.
Etymology 3
From Catalan Barça.
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