barcassa

Catalan

Etymology

From barca +‎ -assa. Compare French barcasse, Spanish barcaza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bərˈka.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [baɾˈka.sa]

Noun

barcassa f (plural barcasses)

1. a flat-bottomed boat with no masts used to carry passengers or loads; a barge, lighter, punt, etc.

   Synonym: gavarra

Further reading

• “barcassa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007