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French
Etymology
From Old French berçuel (diminutive of bers) from Vulgar Latin berciolum diminutive of *bertium, from Gaulish *berta, from Proto-Celtic *bertā, variant of *bereti (“to carry”).
Compare Old Irish bert (“bundle”). Cognate with Catalan bressol, Portuguese berço and Galician berce.
Pronunciation
Noun
berceau m (plural berceaux)
- cradle, crib (bed for a baby)
- (figuratively) cradle, birthplace, place of origin
- (architecture) arch, vault
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