berço
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from French berceau,[1][2] ultimately 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.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: ber‧ço
Noun[edit]
berço m (plural berços)
- Cradle, crib.
- (historical, weaponry) A type of short cannon
- (figuratively) Birthplace.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “berço” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “berço” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Further reading[edit]
berço on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
berço
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