fibla

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin fībula (“pin, broach”).

Noun

fibla f (plural fibles)

  1. punch (tool for making holes)
    Synonym: punxó
  2. sluice (opening to allow water to flow out of a reservoir, irrigation channel, etc.)
    Synonym: boquera
  3. (historical) measure for water flow used in Barcelona equal to 100 plomes or 220 kiloliters/day

Verb

fibla

  1. inflection of fiblar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References
  • “fibla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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