or bar′ca·rolle·
- a song sung by Venetian gondoliers, in moderate 6/8 or 12/8 time
- any piece of music imitating this
Origin of barcarole
French barcarolle from Italian (Venetian) barcarola from barcarolo, gondolier from barca, barkbarcarole
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barcarole
also bar·ca·rolle
noun
- A Venetian gondolier's song with a rhythm suggestive of rowing.
- A composition imitating a Venetian gondolier's song.
Origin of barcarole
French from Italian barcaruola from barcaruolo gondolier from barca boat from Latin; see bark 3.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural barcaroles)
- (music) A Venetian folk song traditionally sung by gondoliers
- (music) A composition in this style
Origin
Italian barcarola
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