barcasse
French, noun/baʁ.kas/
barcasse is spelled B-A-R-C-A-S-S-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 71 million words in written French, the 264,399th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Barcasse is a French feminine noun meaning “longboat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grande chaloupe”.
What does barcasse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelongboat
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grande chaloupe. 2. Mauvais bâtiment, mauvaise barque.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of barcasse
- barcasses plural
- barquasse
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce barcasse?
- /baʁ.kas/
- \baʁ.kas\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is barcasse in French?
barcasse appears about once in every 71 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).