Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baguette

/bæˈɡɛt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
baguette
IPA
/bæˈɡɛt/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A narrow, relatively long rectangular shape.

noun

A gem cut in such a shape.

noun

A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape.

noun

A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.

noun

One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.

noun

A French person, or a person of French descent.

Offensive; Slang

noun

Money.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin baculumder. Vulgar Latin *baclitta Italian bacchettabor. French baguettebor. English baguette Borrowed from French baguette (“stick”), from Italian bacchetta.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: baguette, bacchetta

Usage

Inflected Forms

baguettes (plural)

Synonyms

frog bread ackers bees and honey blunt bones brass bread and honey Bugs Bunny cake cheddar cheese

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce baguette?
The recorded pronunciation is /bæˈɡɛt/.
What does baguette mean?
A narrow, relatively long rectangular shape.
Where does baguette come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce baguette

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