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French
Etymology
From Old French (Norman-Picard) bernaque, bernicle (1270), from Gaulish *bernacula "barnacle" (cf. Irish bairneach, Breton and Welsh brennig), from *barenos "rock" (cf. Irish barenn). The sense evolution is due to the popular belief that barnacle geese, a type of brant, were born out of barnacles (the sea creature).
Pronunciation
Noun
bernache f (plural bernaches)
- brant, barnacle goose; any goose of the genus Branta
- grape juice at the beginning of its fermentation process
Derived terms
Noun
bernache f (plural bernaches)
- barnacle
References
- ^ Pierre Gastal, Nos racines celtiques, Désiris 2013, p. 125.