barcarole
or bar·ca·rolle
[ bahr-kuh-rohl ]
/ ˈbɑr kəˌroʊl /
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noun
a boating song of the Venetian gondoliers.
a piece of music composed in the style of such songs.
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barcarole
barcarolle
/ (ˈbɑːkəˌrəʊl, -ˌrɒl, ˌbɑːkəˈrəʊl) /
noun
a Venetian boat song in a time of six or twelve quaver beats to the bar
an instrumental composition resembling this
Word Origin for barcarole
C18: from French, from Italian barcarola, from barcaruolo boatman, from barca boat; see barque
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