barca

A word tourists and skaters should stop using when referring to the city of Barcelona. That's just the football club's abbreviation and it's written "Barça" (pronounced Barsa, not Barca). Barca is a boat in Spanish and in Catalan.

Locals refer to the city as "Barna", which you have to admit sounds much cooler.

Tourist: "I love Barca!"

Local: "It's Barna. The city is not just a football club."

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barna

The city of Barcelona is referred to by locals as Barna when shortened, not Barca (A "barca" is a boat in both Spanish and Catalan).

Many tourists get it wrong as Barça (pronounced Barsa) is just the short name for the Football Club.

Calling Barcelona "Barça" is like calling New York City "Yankees".

Local: -"Barca is not a short term for Barcelona. The correct term is Barna or BCN, get it right."
Tourist: - OK.