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| bar·ca·role [ brkə rl ] (plural bar·ca·roles [ brkə rl ]) or bar·ca·rolle [ brkə rl ] (plural bar·ca·rolles) |
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1. gondoliers' song: a song traditionally sung by Venetian gondoliers
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2. instrumental piece imitating barcarole: a piece of instrumental music that imitates a gondolier's song, made popular especially by Chopin and Mendelssohn
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| [Early 17th century. Via French< Venetian Italian barcaruola< barcarolo "gondolier" < late Latin barca "bark"] |
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