baccalauréat

Borrowed from Medieval Latin baccalaureātus, from baccalaureus, an alteration of baccalārius (“young man aspiring to knighthood”) to resemble bacca laurī (“laurel berry”) (the ancient symbol of victory).

• IPA^(key): /ba.ka.lɔ.ʁe.a/

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baccalauréat m (plural baccalauréats)

1. baccalaureat (≈ A-level, high school diploma)
2. (Canada) bachelor's degree

• bac (colloquial)
• bachot (colloquial)

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