bercail

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French bercal, from Vulgar Latin *berbicale, from *berbīx, from Latin vervex (“wether; castrated ram”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛʁ.kaj/
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Noun

bercail m (plural bercails)

(dated) fold (enclosure for animals)
(figuratively, informal) house, home
Tous les invités sont rentrés au bercail.
All the guests have gone home.

Further reading

“bercail”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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