barque

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English

A late development of the barque
The Russian 4-masted barque "Sedov" (built in Germany 1921) is still afloat.

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Etymology

From Middle English barke (“boat”), borrowed from Middle French barque, itself borrowed from Italian barca or a Medieval Latin equivalent, from Late Latin barca, from Vulgar Latin barica, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris) 'Egyptian boat', from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ (baare, “small boat”), from Demotic br, from Egyptian bꜣjr (“transport ship, type of fish”),

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. Doublet of bark, barge and baris. Possibly cognate with Spanish barco.

Pronunciation

Noun

barque (plural barques)

  1. A sailing vessel of three or more masts, with all masts but the sternmost square-rigged, the sternmost being fore-and-aft-rigged
    • 1873 (published 1889, 1996), William Campbell, An Account of Missionary Success in the Island of Formosa, SMC Publishing Inc., page 279
      On being told, however, that the Norwegian barque Daphne was about to leave An-peng for Tamsui, I had my things taken on board, and we set sail a few hours later.
  2. (archaic) Any small sailing vessel.
  3. (poetic) A sailing vessel or boat of any kind.

Synonyms

  • (small vessel): see boat

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French

barque

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French barque, probably borrowed from Italian barca or a Medieval Latin equivalent, from Late Latin barca. Doublet of barge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baʁk/
  • une barque(file)

Noun

barque f (plural barques, diminutive barquette)

  1. small boat

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: bak

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