baguette

or ba·guet

[ ba-get ]

noun

1. a long, narrow loaf of French bread. Compare batard ( def ), boule ¹( def 1 ).
2. Jewelry.
   1. a rectangular shape given to a small gem, especially a diamond, by cutting and polishing.
   2. a gem having this shape.
3. Architecture. a small convex molding, especially one of semicircular section.

baguette

/ bæˈɡɛt /

noun

1. a narrow French stick loaf
2. a small gem cut as a long rectangle
3. the shape of such a gem
4. architect a small moulding having a semicircular cross section

Word History and Origins

Origin of baguette¹

First recorded in 1720–30; from French, from Italian bacchetta “little stick,” equivalent to bacch(io) “stick” (from Latin baculus “stick, walking stick, scepter”) + -etta -ette

Word History and Origins

Origin of baguette¹

C18: from French, from Italian bacchetta a little stick, from bacchio rod, from Latin baculum walking stick

Example Sentences

Ba chi and pâté– from Lee’s Sandwiches –The sign at Lee’s Sandwiches in Falls Church announces — in multicolored neon — that there are “hot baguettes now” inside the store, just waiting for you to decide what to layer into the crusty rolls.

From Washington Post

They started baking fresh breads and pastries — baguettes, focaccia and sourdough loaves in a business they named Effe Cafè.

From Eater

Most of my meals were soups and baguettes and crepes and things like that.

From Ozy

Yes, you can use your Instant Pot to make the creamiest of cheesecakes and other dessertsHere, we call for challah or brioche, but if all you’ve got is a baguette or sourdough boule, use it.

From Washington Post

To me, the baguette — even a grocery store one, is better than a bad grocery store hoagie roll because it absorbs the cheesesteak’s juices without falling apart.

From Washington Post

He and I spent 48 hours in Seoul together a few years ago, and we pretty much only ate at Paris Baguette.

From The Daily Beast

In Shanghai, my brother and I would get breakfast at this great Korean chain called Paris Baguette.

From The Daily Beast

I remember scurrying back to the hotel, baguette in hand with the pâté tucked under my arm.

From The Daily Beast

Cut a sandwich-length piece of baguette and slice it open like you would to make a hero.

From The Daily Beast

You can start the day with a croissant and baguette, then end the day in a bistro or some place high-end, like Pierre Gagnaire.

From The Daily Beast

Standing where there was no water, the baguette remained motionless.

From Project Gutenberg

The baguette of Delille is no shepherd's crook; it has more the fashion of a drumstick,—baguette de tambour.

From Project Gutenberg

Hence, a magician never appears at the opera without his rod, and on which account they call their parts, "rles de baguette."

From Project Gutenberg

Vit qu'on frappoit dans l'eau d'vne baguette, & aussi tost vit comme il luy sembloit que c'estoit de la gresle.

From Project Gutenberg

After seeing him do this repeatedly, the whole party tried the baguette in succession, but without effect.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bauble
• bead
• bling
• gem
• gemstone
• ornament
• stone
• trinket