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Italian
Etymology
Possibly inherited from Vulgar Latin *bastōnem, itself a modification of Late Latin bastum, or possibly noun use of the verb *bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζειν (bastázein). Compare French bâton.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈsto.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: ba‧stó‧ne
Noun
bastone m (plural bastoni)
- stick, cane, staff, pole, rod
- club
- (golf) club
- (baseball) bat
- (skiing) pole
- (field hockey or ice hockey) stick
- (nautical) boom; spar
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Further reading
- bastone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- bastone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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