bereber

Spanish

Alternative forms

• beréber
• berebere

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros)bor.

Arabic بَرْبَر (barbar)bor.

Spanish bereber

Borrowed from Arabic بَرْبَر (barbar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɾeˈbeɾ/ [be.ɾeˈβ̞eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: be‧re‧ber

Adjective

bereber m or f (masculine and feminine plural bereberes)

1. Berber

Noun

bereber m or f by sense (plural bereberes)

1. Berber (person)

   Synonym: amazigh

2. Berber (the languages, taken as a whole)

   Synonyms: amazigh, tamazight, tamazigt, tamazijt, líbico

Further reading

• “bereber”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025