baton

== English == === Alternative forms === bâton === Etymology === From French bâton. Doublet of baston. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bătʹŏn, bătʹən, IPA(key): /ˈbætɒn/, /ˈbæt(ə)n/ (US) enPR: bətänʹ, IPA(key): /bəˈtɑn/ Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ætɒn, -ætən, (US) -ɑn Homophone: batten (with reduced second syllable) === Noun === baton (plural batons) A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes. (military) A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office. (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances. (sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race. (gymnastics, juggling) A rod twirled in a marching band's performance, in a gymnastic sport, or in juggling. (weaponry, US) A short stout club used primarily by policemen. Synonyms: billy club, nightstick, (UK) truncheon (heraldry) A bend with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, typically borne sinister, and often used as a mark of cadency, initially for both legitimate and illegitimate children, but later chiefly for illegitimate children. Alternative forms: batune, baston Coordinate term: scrape A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence. (cooking) A batonnet, a long slice of a vegetable, thicker than a julienne. (baking) A short baguette. (figurative) This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. ==== Synonyms ==== wand; rod; bat; club See also Thesaurus:stick ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === baton (third-person singular simple present batons, present participle batoning, simple past and past participle batoned) (transitive) To strike with a baton. ==== Translations ==== === References === The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1] The Observer's Book of Heraldry, by Charles Mackinnon of Dunakin, page 58. === Further reading === baton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Baton in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) === Anagrams === Botan, tabon == Cebuano == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English baton, from French bâton, from Old French baston, probably from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōnis. Doublet of baston. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: ba‧ton IPA(key): /baˈton/ [bɐˈt̪on̪] ==== Noun ==== batón baton (staff or truncheon) (music) stick of a conductor of an orchestra, or the majorette or drum major of a marching band (sports) object transferred by relay runners club used by policemen; night stick Synonym: batuta ==== Verb ==== batón (music) to conduct an orchestra (music) to lead a marching band to use something as a baton ===== Related terms ===== baston === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== batón to have something to have a servant to watch; to look after; to take care of ===== Derived terms ===== binatonan (“servant”) binatnan (“animal raised for someone; foster child”) === References === Fr. Juan Felis de la Encarnación (1851), Diccionario bisaya-español‎[2] (overall work in Cebuano and Spanish), Amigos del País, page 53 John U. Wolff (1972), A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎[3] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === From French bâton. === Noun === baton (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide]) bread stick chocolate stick ==== Declension ==== === References === Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[4], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN == Esperanto == === Noun === baton accusative singular of bato == Haitian Creole == === Etymology === From French bâton. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈtɔ̃/ === Noun === baton stick == Hiligaynon == === Verb === báton accept, get, receive == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbaton/ [ˈba.t̪ɔn] Rhymes: -aton Syllabification: ba‧ton === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Dutch baton, from French bâton (“stick”). ==== Noun ==== baton (plural baton-baton) (music) baton: the stick of a conductor in musical performances === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Madurese [Term?]. ==== Noun ==== baton (plural baton-baton) a dowry or gift given at a ceremony to propose to a girl the edges of the halls are made of whole bamboo or wooden blocks === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== baton (plural baton-baton) syllabic abbreviation of bintara peleton === Further reading === “baton”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Japanese == === Romanization === baton Rōmaji transcription of バトン == Louisiana Creole == === Alternative forms === matan batan === Etymology === From French bâton (“stick”). === Noun === baton stick stalk rod, pole cane, walking stick === References === Albert Valdman; Thomas A. Klinger; Margaret M. Marshall; Kevin J. Rottet, Dictionary of Louisiana Creole, →ISBN, page 64 == Mauritian Creole == === Etymology === From French bâton. === Noun === baton stick === References === Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈba.tɔn/ Rhymes: -atɔn Syllabification: ba‧ton === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French bâton. ==== Noun ==== baton m animal or m inan (diminutive batonik) candy bar (kind of candy in the shape of a bar, often made of chocolate) (regional) veka (type of pastry made of wheat flour, produced in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland, similar to a French baguette but wider, bigger, and fluffier, and with a smoother surface) Synonyms: angielka, bina, bułka paryska, gryzka, kawiorka, sztangielka, weka (slang) baton (folding club used for beating) Hypernym: pałka ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English button. ==== Noun ==== baton m animal or m inan (graphical user interface) alternative spelling of button ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === baton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN baton in Polish dictionaries at PWN baton in PWN's encyclopedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bâton. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈton/ === Noun === baton n (plural batoane) bar, stick baton de ciocolată ― chocolate bar ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “baton”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Seychellois Creole == === Etymology === From French bâton. === Noun === baton stick === References === Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English baton, from French bâton, from Old French baston, probably from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōnis. Doublet of baston. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈton/ [bɐˈt̪on̪] Rhymes: -on Syllabification: ba‧ton === Noun === batón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜈ᜔) baton (staff or truncheon) (music) stick of a conductor of an orchestra, or the majorette or drum major of a marching band Synonyms: (conductor baton) batuta, botong (sports) object transferred by relay runners Synonym: botong club used by policemen; night stick Synonyms: batuta, botong === Further reading === “baton”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 === Anagrams === tabon, banto == Tetum == === Noun === batón lipstick