gabare

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French

Gabare

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan gabarra.

Pronunciation

Noun

gabare f (plural gabares)

  1. a barge or scow
    • 1842, Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau, L'archipel de Chausey, souvenirs d'un Naturaliste". Revue des Deux Mondes, volume 30.:
      Cependant le vent était tombé et la gabare ne gouvernait plus. Il fallut jeter l’ancre et attendre.
      Meanwhile, the wind had fallen and the barge couldn't be steered. We had to drop anchor and wait.

Further reading

Poitevin-Saintongeais

Noun

gabare (diminutive gabarot)

  1. a type of boat that has a flat deck and a mast in the middle, resembling the trireme boats of Ancient Greece

References

  • Jônain, Pierre. Dictionnaire du patois Saintongeais. 1869. Page 199.
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