different between gondolier vs barcarole

English

Etymology

From Italian gondoliere, through French gondolier. Surface analysis: gondola +? -ier.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???nd??l??(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???nd??l??/
• Rhymes: -??(?)

Noun

gondolier (plural gondoliers)

1. A boatperson who propels a gondola, especially in Venice.

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Negroloid

French

Noun

gondolier m (plural gondoliers, feminine gondolière)

1. gondolier

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French barcarolle, from Venetian barcaro?a (“song sung by a boatman”), from barca (“bark, barge, boat”), ultimately from Egyptian b?jr (“transport ship; type of fish”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b??k????l/, /?b??k?????l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b??k???o?l/
• Rhymes: -??l (one pronunciation)
• Hyphenation: bar?ca?role

Noun

barcarole (plural barcaroles)

1. (music) A Venetian folk song traditionally sung by gondoliers, often in ⁶?₈ or ¹²?₈ time with alternating strong and weak beats imitating a rowing motion. [from late 18th c.]
2. (music) A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song. [from late 18th c.]

Alternative forms

• barcarolle

Translations

References

• “barcarole”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Further reading

• barcarolle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Noun

barcarole f

1. plural of barcarola