baccalauréat

See also: baccalaureat

French

Etymology

Mediaeval (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin baccalaureatus, from baccalaureus, an alteration of baccalarius (“young man aspiring to knighthood”) to resemble bacca lauri (“laurel berry”) (the ancient symbol of victory).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ka.lɔ.ʁe.a/

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Noun

baccalauréat m (plural baccalauréats)

1. baccalaureat (≈ A-level, high school diploma)
2. (Canada) bachelor's degree

Synonyms

• bac (colloquial)
• bachot (colloquial)

Further reading

• “baccalauréat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.