French word

baguette

Pronunciation

IPA/bagɛt/

Meaning

  • feminine nounbaguette

Example

Il achète une baguette au marché.

He buys a baguette at the market.

Illustration for baguette (baguette)

More examples

Elle coupe la baguette en deux pour le dîner.

She cuts the baguette in half for dinner.

Core concept

A slim, golden loaf that is crisp outside and airy inside.

Common phrases

  • acheter une baguette

    buy a baguette

  • une baguette de pain

    a baguette loaf

  • une baguette fraîche

    a fresh baguette

Similar words

pain: Common bread made with flour, water, and yeast.
boulangerie: A bakery that produces and sells bread and baked goods.
croissant: A flaky, butter-layered pastry commonly served at breakfast.
sandwich: A snack consisting of fillings enclosed in bread.

Definition in French

Long pain français, étroit et doré, avec une croûte croustillante et une mie aérée, généralement vendu en boulangerie.

Word origin

French baguette comes from Italian bacchetta, meaning a small stick, from Latin baculum, with the bread named for its rod-like shape.

Usage tips

  • Baguette is feminine, so the standard singular form is une baguette and the plural is des baguettes.

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