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barca

boat

noun BAHR-kah Less Common

Origin: from Late Latin 'barca'

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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