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barcarole

bar·ca·role

UK/ˈbɑːkəɹəʊl/ US/ˌbɑːkəˈɹəʊl/ uncommon

noun

1.

a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers

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Origin

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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