berber/ˈbɜːbə/EtymologyFrom Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyy, “Berber”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “non-Greek, foreign, barbarian”), apparently imitative of foreign speech. Cognate of English barbarian.berber means of the Berber people, their culture, or their language. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.berber is pronounced /ˈbɜːbə/.adjOf the Berber people, their culture, or their language.nameA group of closely related Afroasiatic languages spoken in northern Africa, particularly Morocco and Algeria.nounA member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to Western North Africa.A kind of traditional rug manufactured by the Berber people.“Berbers are the best example of looped carpet […]”