bâton
English edit
Noun edit
bâton (plural bâtons)
- Alternative form of baton
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French baston, probably from a Vulgar Latin bastōnem, itself a modification of Late Latin bastum, or possibly noun use of the verb *bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō). Compare Italian bastone.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bâton m (plural bâtons)
Derived terms edit
- à bâtons rompus
- bâton de rouge
- bâton de chaise
- bâtonner
- la carotte et le bâton
- mettre des bâtons dans les roues
- moyenne au bâton
Descendants edit
Descendants
Further reading edit
- “bâton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.