# baguette

> English word · Noun · IPA /bæˈɡɛt/ · frequency rank #36,047

## Definitions
1. A narrow, relatively long rectangular shape.
2. A gem cut in such a shape.
3. A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape.
4. A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.
5. One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.
6. A French person, or a person of French descent.
7. Money.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French baguette (“stick”), from Italian bacchetta.

## Common misspellings (9)
`abguette`, `bageutte`, `bagguette`, `baguete`, `baguetet`, `bagutete`, `baugette`, `bbaguette`, `bgauette`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/baguette