berço
Portuguese
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)
- cradle, crib
- (historical) a type of short cannon