béret vert
French, noun/be.ʁɛ vɛʁ/
béret vert is a French masculine noun meaning “Beret of the legionnaires of the French Foreign Legion and of the French marine commandos” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Coiffure des Légionnaires de la Légion étrangère et des commandos marines français”.
What does béret vert mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineBeret of the legionnaires of the French Foreign Legion and of the French marine commandos.
- 2
masculineA soldier wearing this beret.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Coiffure des Légionnaires de la Légion étrangère et des commandos marines français. 2. Unité d’élite dont les hommes arborent ce béret. 3. Soldat appartenant à cette unité d'élite.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of béret vert
- bérets verts plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce béret vert?
- /be.ʁɛ vɛʁ/
- \be.ʁɛ vɛʁ\
- [be.ʁɛ vɛʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.