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barge

/ˈbɑːdʒ/BAHRJ
/ˈbɑɹdʒ/BAHRJ

Meaninga boat

Common meaning: a broad, flat-bottomed boat

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinbarga‘a boat’source
  2. Old Frenchbarge‘a boat’source
  3. Englishbarge‘a broad, flat-bottomed boat’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Late Latin barga ‘a boat’.

Roots

  • barga Late Latin “a boat”

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