berço

Meaning

berçar

to cradle (to rock a baby to sleep)

Concepts

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbeʁ.su/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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