This applies to any boat other than a canoe.

Etymology: Loan from French la barge, borrowed from Italian barca, descended from Late Latin barca, descended from Vulgar Latin barica, borrowed from Ancient Greek βᾶρις, borrowed from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ, descended from Ancient Egyptian bꜣjr ‟ship”.

The Steamboat Chilcotin

Related Words:   Boats and Travel on Water

jospau  margou  stejae