Etymology

Borrowing from Occitan [Term?] (Gascon) berret ‎(“cap”), from Medieval Latin birretum, from Late Latin birrus ‎(“large hooded cloak”), from Gaulish birrus ‎(“short cloak”), from Proto-Celtic *birros ‎(“short”) (compare Welsh byrr, Middle Irish berr). Compare biretta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beʁɛ/