birete

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish birrete, from Old Occitan birret, from Late Latin birrus, from Gaulish *birros. Compare Italian berretta and French béret. Doublet of alburnos.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˈɾete/ [bɪˈɾɛː.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: bi‧re‧te

Noun

birete (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜒᜆᜒ)

  1. skullcap (cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck)

See also

Further reading

  • “birete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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