barcarolle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers
    barcarole.

WordNet

Bar"ca*rolle noun
Etymology
F. barcarolle, fr. It. barcaruola, fr. barca bark, barge.
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) (a) A popular song or melody sung by Venetian gondoliers. (b) A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song.

Webster 1913