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baguette.

A narrow, relatively long rectangular shape.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

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

  6. A French person, or a person of French descent.

    ethnic · mildly · offensive · slang · slur
  7. Money.

    US · slang
Where this word comes from

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

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