Galician

Noun

barco m ‎(plural barcos)

1. boat

Portuguese

barco

Etymology

From barca ‎(“barge”), from Latin barca, from Ancient Greek βαρις ‎(baris, “an Egyptian boat”), from Coptic [script needed] ‎(bari, “small boat”), from Egyptian bēre. Compare English barque, barge.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾ.ku/
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɹ.ku/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɻ.ko/
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˈbaχ.ku/
• (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /ˈbah.ku/

Noun

barco m (plural barcos)

1. boat (water craft)

Usage notes

Barco refers to small- of mid-sized ships, as opposed to navio (a full-sized ship).

Related terms

• barca, embarcação, embarcar
• navio, nau, bote

Spanish

Etymology

See barca.

Noun

barco m ‎(plural barcos)

1. boat

Hyponyms

• balsa f
• barca f
• barcaza f
• bote m
• buque m
• chalupa f
• embarcación f
• lancha f
• nave f
• navío m
• velero m

Related terms

• barca f
• barcaza f
• barquilla f
• barquillo m
• barquero m
• embarcar
• embarcación f