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ba·guette
(bă-gĕt′)n.
1. A long narrow loaf of French bread.
2.
a. A gem cut in the form of a narrow rectangle.
b. The form of such a gem.
3. Architecture A narrow convex molding.
4. A shallow rectangular handbag.
[French, rod, from Italian bacchetta, diminutive of bacchio, rod, from Latin baculum, stick; see bak- in Indo-European roots.]
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baguette
(bæˈɡɛt) orbaguet
n
1. (Cookery) a narrow French stick loaf
2. (Jewellery) a small gem cut as a long rectangle
3. the shape of such a gem
4. (Architecture) architect a small moulding having a semicircular cross section
[C18: from French, from Italian bacchetta a little stick, from bacchio rod, from Latin baculum walking stick]
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ba•guette
or ba•guet
(bæˈgɛt)n.
1.
a. a narrow rectangular shape given to a small gem, esp. a diamond, by cutting and polishing.
b. a gem having this shape.
2. a small convex molding, esp. one of semicircular section.
3. a long, narrow loaf of French bread.
[1720–30; < French < Italian bacchetta little stick]
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baguette
- Means "little rod" and is derived from Latin baculum, "staff, stick."See also related terms for staff.
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Noun | 1. | baguette - narrow French stick loaf French bread - a crusty sourdough bread often baked in long slender tapered loaves or baguettes |
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Translations
patonki
バゲット
banh mì
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baguette
n → Baguette f or nt, → Stangenbrot nt
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