berço

Portuguese
berço

Etymology

From French berceau, ultimately from Vulgar Latin berciolum, diminutive of *bertium, from Gaulish *berta (compare Old Irish bert (“bundle”)). Cognate with Catalan bressol.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbeɾ.su/
  • Hyphenation: ber‧ço

Noun

berço m (plural berços)

  1. cradle, crib
  2. (historical) a type of short cannon
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