baccalauréat

== French == === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.ka.lɔ.ʁe.a/ === Noun === baccalauréat m (plural baccalauréats) baccalaureat (≈ A-level, high school diploma) (Canada) bachelor's degree ==== Synonyms ==== bac (colloquial) bachot (colloquial) === Further reading === “baccalauréat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012