fibla

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.blə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.bla/

Noun

fibla f (plural fibles)

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

Verb

fibla

third-person singular present indicative form of fiblar
second-person singular imperative form of fiblar

References

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

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