barque

English

/bɑɹk/, /bɑːk/

noun
Definitions
  • A sailing vessel of three or more masts, with all masts but the sternmost square-rigged, the sternmost being fore-and-aft-rigged
  • (archaic) any small sailing vessel
  • (poetic) a sailing vessel or boat of any kind

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English barke (boat) borrowed from Middle French barque derived from Italian barca (boat, skiff, bunch, haystack) derived from Latin barca, barica derived from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (type of boat used in Egypt) derived from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ (small boat) derived from Egyptian bꜣjr (transport ship, type of fish).

Origin

Egyptian

bꜣjr

Gloss

transport ship, type of fish

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