bastón
Spanish, noun/basˈton/
bastón is spelled B-A-S-T-Ó-N (6 letters) and appears 4.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 13,207th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bastón is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “walking stick, staff, cane” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Vara o palo, generalmente de madera con empuñadura y contera, usada para apoyarse al caminar”.
What does bastón mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewalking stick, staff, cane
Lo único que llevo encima es mi viejo y confiable bastón que ven aquí.
- 2
masculinebaton (in a marching band)
- 3
masculineriband
- 4
masculinerod cell
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vara o palo, generalmente de madera con empuñadura y contera, usada para apoyarse al caminar. 2. Por extensión, sustento o apoyo en lo que algo descansa. 3. Vara corta empleada como insignia de mando. 4. En esquí,: Barra metálica puntiaguda que se clava en la nieve para apoyarse o impulsarse.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bastón
- bastones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bastón?
- /basˈton/
- [basˈt̪õn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bastón
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bastón in Spanish?
bastón appears 4.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).