bercail
French
Etymology
From Old French bercal, from Vulgar Latin *berbicale, from *berbīx, from Latin vervex (“wether; castrated ram”).
Noun
bercail m (plural bercails)
- (dated) fold (enclosure for animals)
- (figuratively, informal) house, home
- Tous les invités sont rentrés au bercail.
- All the guests have gone home.
Further reading
- “bercail”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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