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Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin fībula (“pin, broach”).
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
Etymology 2
Verb
fibla
- inflection of fiblar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
References
- “fibla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.