gabare

French

Gabare

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan gabarra.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡa.baʁ/
Rhymes: -aʁ
Homophone: gabares

Noun

gabare f (plural gabares)

a barge or scow
- 1842, Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau, L'archipel de Chausey, souvenirs d'un Naturaliste". Revue des Deux Mondes, volume 30.:
  Cependant le vent était tombé et la gabare ne gouvernait plus. Il fallut jeter l'ancre et attendre.
  Meanwhile, the wind had fallen and the barge couldn't be steered. We had to drop anchor and wait.

Further reading

“gabare”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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