barcarolle (n.) A popular song or melody sung by Venetian gondoliers.
barcarolle (n.) A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary📕
barcarolle bär′ka-rōl, n. a boat-song of
the Venetian gondoliers: a musical composition of a similar character.
[It. barcaruolo, a boatman, from barca, a bark, a barge, a
boat.]
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