baguette

 
Pronunciation: /baˈgɛt/

noun

  • 1a long, narrow French loaf.
  • 2 [often as modifier] a gem, especially a diamond, cut in a long rectangular shape: a baguette diamond
  • 3 Architecture a small moulding, semicircular in section.
  • 4a slim, rectangular handbag with a short strap.

Origin:

early 18th century (in baguette (sense 3)): from French, from Italian bacchetto, diminutive of bacchio, from Latin baculum 'staff'. baguette (sense 1) and baguette (sense 2) date from the 20th century

Spelling help

Baguette (a French word) is spelled with a u after the g; the ending is -ette.