[bar.ca.role] or bar.ca.rolle n [F barcarolle, fr. It dial. (Venice) barcarola, fr. barcarolo gondolier, fr. barca bark, fr. LL] (ca. 1779) 1: a Venetian boat song usu. 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