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.tɛ]
• 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)

Further reading

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