beret

Betekenis (Engels)

A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.

Sinonieme

cap

cover

hat

👒

bonnet

barret

skull cap

toque

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈbɛɹeɪ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from French béret, from Occitan (Gascon) berret (“cap”), from Old Occitan berret, from Medieval Latin birretum, from Late Latin birrus (“large hooded cloak”), from Gaulish birrus (“short cloak”), from Proto-Celtic *birros (“short”) (compare Welsh byr, Middle Irish berr). Compare biretta.