Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Barcarolle

Barcarolle ({not transcribed}) , noun

[French barcarolle, from Italian barcaruola, from barca bark, barge.]

(a)
(Music) A popular song or melody sung by Venetian gondoliers.
(b)
(Music) A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song.