barcarole

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Definition

  1. noun a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers

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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Synonyms

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