birete

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish birrete, from Old Occitan birret, from Late Latin birrus, from Gaulish *birros. Compare Italian berretta and French béret. Doublet of alburnos.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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birete (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜒᜆᜒ)

  1. skullcap (cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck)

Further reading

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  • birete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018