bacchetta

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bakˈket.ta/ Rhymes: -etta Hyphenation: bac‧chét‧ta === Etymology 1 === From Vulgar Latin *baclitta, a diminutive from Latin baculum. ==== Alternative forms ==== bachetta (archaic) ==== Noun ==== bacchetta f (plural bacchette) rod, stick drumstick (music) baton (stick of a conductor) (firearms) ramrod, gun-stick, rod for stuffing the muzzleloader with ammunition chopstick pointer wand ===== Related terms ===== bacchetta magica bacchettare bacchettata sbacchettare ===== Descendants ===== → Catalan: baqueta → French: baguette → Portuguese: baqueta, vaqueta → Spanish: baqueta === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== bacchetta inflection of bacchettare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative