First Known Use: 1926
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baguette
noun ba·guette \ba-ˈget\
: a long, thin loaf of French bread
Full Definition of BAGUETTE
1
: a gem having the shape of a narrow rectangle; also : the shape itself
2
: a long thin loaf of French bread
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Origin of BAGUETTE
French, literally, rod, from Middle French, from Italian bacchetta, ultimately from Latin baculum staff
Rhymes with BAGUETTE
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