berço

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) cradle, crib
2. (figuratively,masculine) birthplace
3. (historical,masculine) a type of short cannon

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of berçar

Hyphenated as

ber‧ço

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbeʁ.su/

Etymology

Borrowed from French berceau, ultimately from Vulgar Latin berciolum, diminutive of *bertium, from Gaulish *berta, from Proto-Celtic *bertā, variant of *bereti (“to carry”).
Compare Old Irish bert (“bundle”). Cognate with Catalan bressol.

Sentences

Bebê tirando uma soneca no berço .

Baby taking a nap in the crib.