barque
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɑɹk/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɑːk/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k
- Homophone: bark
Noun edit
barque (plural barques)
- 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.
- 1873 (published 1889, 1996), William Campbell, An Account of Missionary Success in the Island of Formosa, SMC Publishing Inc., page 279
- (archaic) Any small sailing vessel.
- (poetic) A sailing vessel or boat of any kind.
- 1922 (first published 1923-09-07), Wallace Stevens, Fabliau of Florida, from collection Harmonium:
- Barque of phosphor
On the palmy beach…
- Barque of phosphor
- 1922 (first published 1923-09-07), Wallace Stevens, Fabliau of Florida, from collection Harmonium:
Synonyms edit
- (small vessel): see boat
Translations edit
sailing vessel, all masts but sternmost square-rigged
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archaic, any small sailing vessel
poetic, any sailing vessel or boat
Further reading edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French barque, probably borrowed from Italian barca or a Medieval Latin equivalent, from Late Latin barca. Doublet of barge.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
barque f (plural barques, diminutive barquette)
- small boat
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Haitian Creole: bak
Further reading edit
- “barque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.