barcarole

bar·ca·role

noun \ˈbär-kə-ˌrōl\

Definition of BARCAROLE

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

Variants of BARCAROLE

bar·ca·role or bar·ca·rolle \ˈbär-kə-ˌrōl\

Origin of BARCAROLE

French barcarolle, from Italian dialect (Venice) barcarola, from barcarolo gondolier, from barca bark, from Late Latin

First Known Use: circa 1779

Rhymes with BARCAROLE

aureole, banderole, bannerol, barrel roll, buttonhole, cabriole, camisole, capriole, caracole, carmagnole, coffee roll, croquignole, cubbyhole, decontrol, Demerol, Dover sole, escarole, exit poll, farandole, finger hole, fumarole, girandole, girasole, Grand Guignol, honor roll, innersole, in the hole, Jackson Hole, jelly roll, kaiser roll, lemon sole, meadow vole, methanol, micromole, millimole, monopole, muster roll, on a roll, on the whole, oriole, ostiole, oversoul, ozone hole, petiole, pick-and-roll, pigeonhole, protocol, rabbit hole, rigmarole, rock and roll, Seminole, totem pole, tracheole, vacuole, water hole