different between beret vs beanie

English

Etymology

From French béret, from Occitan (Gascon) berret (“cap”), from Old Occitan berret, from Medieval Latin birretum, from Late Latin birrus (“large hooded cloak”), from Gaulish birrus (“short cloak”), from Proto-Celtic *birros (“short”) (compare Welsh byr, Middle Irish berr). Compare biretta.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b??.e?/, /?be?.e?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /b???e?/
• Rhymes: -?re?, -e?

Noun

beret (plural berets)

1. A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.

Hyponyms

• caubeen

Derived terms

• Green Beret

Translations

See also

• beret on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• B-tree, Ebert

Polish

Etymology

From French béret, from Occitan berret (“cap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?.r?t/

Noun

beret m inan (diminutive berecik)

1. beret (headwear)

Declension

Derived terms

• jaja jak berety
• moherowy beret

Further reading

• beret in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Noun

beret n (plural berete)

1. Alternative form of beret?

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• beenie

Etymology

From bean (“the head”) +? -ie.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?bi?.ni/
• Rhymes: -i?ni

Noun

beanie (plural beanies)

1. A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool.

   Enrique Iglesias is often seen wearing a beanie.

2. A head-hugging brimless cap, with or without a visor, made from triangular sections of cloth, leather, or silk joined by a button at the crown and seamed together around the sides.
3. (informal) A Beanie Baby, a small soft toy filled with beans or similar stuffing.

Synonyms

• (cap): knit cap, knit hat, skull cap, skullie, skully, snow cap, snow hat, ski cap, sock cap, stocking cap, toque (Canada), watch cap, woolly hat (UK), wooly hat

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