Usage Note
Barca is a small to medium boat; the plural barche shifts -ca to -che to keep the hard 'k'. It anchors the colloquial essere nella stessa barca ('to be in the same boat') and una barca di meaning 'loads of'.
Examples
"Andiamo in barca sul lago."
Natural Translation
We're going boating on the lake.
Literal Translation
We-go in boat on-the lake.
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