béret

See also: beret

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan (Gascon) berret (“cap”), from Medieval Latin birretum, from Late Latin birrus (“large hooded cloak”), from Gaulish birrus (“short cloak”), from Proto-Celtic *birros (“short”) (compare Welsh byrr, Middle Irish berr). Compare biretta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /be.ʁɛ/
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Noun

béret m (plural bérets)

beret.

Descendants

Greek: μπερές m (berés)

Further reading

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

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