Barça
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Shortened form of Futbol Club Barcelona, keeping the Catalan spelling rules. Since this football team is a symbol of the city of Barcelona, this word has been associated with the whole city, although it's wrong to use Barça to refer to the city itself; instead, one would use Barna.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɑɹsə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɑːsə/
- Hyphenation: Bar‧ça
Proper noun
Barça
- (soccer) Clipping of Futbol Club Barcelona.
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Clipping of Barce[lona], shortened form of Futbol Club Barcelona, with eye dialect spelling for local pronunciation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbar.sə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbaɾ.sa]
- IPA(key): (Barcelona) [ˈbar.sɐ]
- Rhymes: -aɾsa
Proper noun
Barça m
- (soccer) clipping of Futbol Club Barcelona
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbaʁ.sɐ/ [ˈbah.sɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈbaɾ.sɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbaʁ.sɐ/ [ˈbaχ.sɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbaɻ.sa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbaɾ.sɐ/
- Hyphenation: Bar‧ça
Proper noun
Barça m
- (soccer) clipping of Futbol Club Barcelona
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaɾsa/ [ˈbaɾ.sa]
- Rhymes: -aɾsa
Proper noun
Barça m
- (soccer) clipping of Futbol Club Barcelona
Turkish
Proper noun
Barça
- a male given name