baccalauréat

Mediaeval Latin baccalaureatus, from baccalaureus, an alteration of baccalarius (“young man aspiring to knighthood”) to resemble bacca lauri (“laurel berry”) (the ancient symbol of victory).

• IPA^(key): /ba.ka.lo.ʁe.a/

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baccalauréat m (plural baccalauréats)

1. baccalaureat (≈ A-level, high school diploma)
2. (Canada) bachelor's degree

• bac (colloquial)
• bachot (colloquial)

• “baccalauréat” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).