noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbɑːkəɹəʊl/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌbɑːkəˈɹəʊl/
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General-American:/ˈbɑɹkəˌɹoʊl/
rhymes with -əʊl (one pronunciation)
1
noun
Meaning 1
A Venetian folk song traditionally sung by gondoliers, often in 6⁄8 or 12⁄8 time with alternating strong and weak beats imitating a rowing motion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: barcarolle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: song, vocal
History
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”).
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
բարկարոլ
(barkarol)
— Venetian folk song
Azerbaijani:
barkarola
— Venetian folk song
Basque:
barkarola
— Venetian folk song
Belarusian:
баркарола
(barkaróla)
— Venetian folk song
Catalan:
barcarola
— Venetian folk song
Chinese Cantonese:
船歌
— Venetian folk song
Chinese Mandarin:
船歌
(chuángē)
— Venetian folk song
Dutch:
barcarola
— Venetian folk song
Dutch:
barcarolle
— Venetian folk song
Dutch:
gondellied
— Venetian folk song
Esperanto:
barkarolo
— Venetian folk song
Estonian:
barkarool
— Venetian folk song
Faroese:
barkarola
— Venetian folk song
Faroese:
gondolsongur
— Venetian folk song
Finnish:
barkaroli
— Venetian folk song
French:
barcarolle
— Venetian folk song
Galician:
barcarola
— Venetian folk song
German:
Barkarole
— Venetian folk song
German:
Gondellied
— Venetian folk song
Greek:
βαρκαρόλα
(varkaróla)
— Venetian folk song
Greek:
βαρκαρόλλα
(varkarólla)
— Venetian folk song
Hebrew:
ברקרולה
— Venetian folk song
Ido:
barkarolo
— Venetian folk song
Irish:
barcarola
— Venetian folk song
Italian:
barcarola
— Venetian folk song
Japanese:
舟歌
— Venetian folk song
Luxembourgish:
barcarole
— Venetian folk song
Macedonian:
баркарола
(barkarola)
— Venetian folk song
Norwegian:
barcarole
— Venetian folk song
Polish:
barkarola
— Venetian folk song
Portuguese:
barcarola
— Venetian folk song
Russian:
баркаро́ла
(barkaróla)
— Venetian folk song
Serbo-Croatian:
barkàrōla
— Venetian folk song
Slovene:
barkarola
— Venetian folk song
Spanish:
barcarola
— Venetian folk song
Swedish:
barcaroll
— Venetian folk song
Ukrainian:
баркарола
(barkarola)
— Venetian folk song
Uzbek:
barkarola
— Venetian folk song
Venetan:
barcaroła
— Venetian folk song
Vietnamese:
barcarolle
— Venetian folk song
German:
Barkarole
— piece of music composed in imitation of such a song
German:
Gondellied
— piece of music composed in imitation of such a song
Macedonian:
баркарола
(barkarola)
— piece of music composed in imitation of such a song
Polish:
barkarola
— piece of music composed in imitation of such a song
