barcarole
noun
bar·ca·role ˈbär-kə-ˌrōl 
variants or barcarolle
1
: a Venetian boat song usually in ⁶/₈ or ¹²/₈ time characterized by the alternation of a strong and weak beat that suggests a rowing rhythm
2
: music imitating a barcarole
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The barcarole that sentimentally takes Pierrot home back to Bergamo, with a moonbeam for a rudder and a water lily for a boat, gets its sinister, otherworldly wind for its sails from the full quintet up to its eerie tricks. 
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2020
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2020 Word History
Etymology
French barcarolle, from Italian dialect (Venice) barcarola, from barcarolo gondolier, from barca bark, from Late Latin
First Known Use
1761, in the meaning defined at sense 1
barcaroles
noun
variants or barcarolles
as in folk songs
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