Baguette (en. Baguette)

/baɡɛt/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A type of French bread, long and crispy.

I prefer to buy a baguette from the baker.

Je préfère acheter une baguette chez le boulanger.

A stick or rod, often used in cooking.

She used a baguette to mix the ingredients.

Elle a utilisé une baguette pour mélanger les ingrédients.

A term referring to a cane or walking stick in classical dance.

The dancer used a baguette to accentuate his movements.

Le danseur a utilisé une baguette pour accentuer ses mouvements.

From the French 'baguette', a diminutive of 'bague', which means 'strip or rod'.

to take a baguette

to buy or obtain a loaf of bread.

prendre une baguette

to break a baguette

to break a baguette, often to share it.

casser une baguette

magic wand

to use a baguette to perform magic.

baguette magique

bread

Food product made of flour, water, and yeast.

pain

baker

Person who makes and sells bread.

boulanger

pastry shop

Store or technique for preparing sweet products.

pâtisserie

A friendly term to refer to a friend or close person.

He told me he would come with his baguette tonight.

Il m'a dit qu'il viendrait avec sa baguette ce soir.

Used to talk about a tall and slender person.

Look at him, he's as tall and slim as a baguette.

Regarde-le, il est aussi grand et fin qu'une baguette.