German

Noun

Baguette n, f ‎(genitive Baguettes or Baguette, plural Baguettes or Baguetten)

1. baguette

English

baguette (3)

Noun

baguette ‎(plural baguettes)

1. A narrow, relatively long rectangular shape.
2. A gem cut in such a shape.
3. A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape.
4. (architecture) A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.
5. (zoology) One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.
6. (ethnic slur, offensive, slang) A French person. ^[2]

Synonyms

• (bread): French bread (informal)

Translations

References

1. ↑ http://www.cnrtl.fr/etymologie/baguette
2. ↑ Kashima, Yoshihisa, Klaus Fiedler, and Peter Freytag. Stereotype dynamics: Language-based approaches to the formation, maintenance, and transformation of stereotypes. Taylor & Francis, 2008. p. 118.

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian bacchetta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ɡɛt/

Noun

baguette f ‎(plural baguettes)

1. baguette, French stick (the bread)

   J'achète une baguette tous les jours.‎

   I buy a baguette every day.

2. chopstick

   Les japonais mangent avec des baguettes.‎

   The Japanese eat with chopsticks.

3. (music) drumstick; (conductor's) baton

   Ringo est un maître des baguettes.‎

   Ringo is a drumstick master.

4. wand

   Gwenda a agité sa baguette magique.‎

   Gwenda waved her magic wand.

Spanish

Noun

baguette f ‎(plural baguettes)

1. baguette (bread)