English Explanatory Dictionary

barcarole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Venetian folk song traditionally sung by gondoliers, often in ⁶⁄₈ or ¹²⁄₈ time with alternating strong and weak beats imitating a rowing motion.
  2. A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɑːkəɹəʊl/ /ˌbɑːkəˈɹəʊl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-barcarole.wav /ˈbɑɹkəˌɹoʊl/

Word forms

barcarole barcaroles barcarolle

Etymology

Borrowed from French barcarolle, from Venetan barcaroƚa (“song sung by a boatman”), from barca (“bark, barge, boat”), ultimately from Egyptian bꜣjr (“transport ship; type of fish”).

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