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Barcarolle
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bar·ca·role also bar·ca·rolle  (bärk-rl)
n.
1. A Venetian gondolier's song with a rhythm suggestive of rowing.
2. A composition imitating a Venetian gondolier's song.
[French, from Italian barcaruola, from barcaruolo, gondolier, from barca, boat, from Latin.]
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Noun1.barcarolle - a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers
barcarole
song, vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
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