BARILLA

Barilla

Barilla refers to several species of salt-tolerant plants that, until the 19th Century, were the primary source of soda ash and hence of sodium carbonate. The word "barilla" was also used directly to refer to the soda ash obtained from plant sources. The word is an anglicization of the Spanish word barrilla for "saltwort" plants .

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barilla

Noun

  1. Any of several unrelated saltmarsh plants that were once burnt to obtain soda ash
  2. The alkali produced from the plant, an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching.
  3. Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore plant, or kelp.


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