noun, masculine/ba.ka.lɔ.ʁe.a/plural: baccalauréats
baccalaureat (≈ A-level, high school diploma); bachelor's degree
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).