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Etymology · Late Latin

barca

3 English words descend from Late Latin barca, most common first.

barkTo make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
bargeA large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.
barqueA sailing vessel of three or more masts, with all masts but the sternmost square-rigged, the sternmost being fore-and-aft-rigged