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English
passing the baton (
sense 4 ) in a relay race
police officer wielding a baton (
sense 6 )
Etymology
From French bâton . Doublet of baston .
Pronunciation
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 .
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
military staff of office
Bulgarian: палка (bg) ( palka ) , жезъл (bg) ( žezǎl )
Catalan: porra (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 警棍 (zh) ( jǐnggùn ) , 棒 (zh) ( bàng ) , 棒子 (zh) ( bàngzi )
Danish: stav c , embedsstav c , marskalstav c ( of a marshal )
Estonian: nui (et) , kumminui , sau
Finnish: sauva (fi) , komentosauva , keppi (fi)
Galician: bastón (gl) m
German: Kommandostab (de) m , Zeremonienstab m , Offizierstöckchen n , Zepter (de) n , Marschallstab (de) m
Hebrew: שרביט (he) m ( sharvít )
Italian: bacchetta (it)
Japanese: 元帥杖 ( gensuijō ) , 警棒 (ja) ( keibō )
Korean: 지휘봉 (ko) ( jihwibong )
Macedonian: пендрек m ( pendrek ) , палка f ( palka )
Polish: pałka (pl) f
Portuguese: bastão (pt) m
Romanian: baston (ro) n
Russian: жезл (ru) m ( žezl ) , па́лочка (ru) f ( páločka ) , па́лка (ru) f ( pálka )
Sardinian:
Campidanese: pèrtia
Logudorese: bèrtiga
Sassarese: vèrtiga
Spanish: batuta (es) f , porra (es) f
Swedish: stav (sv) c
sports: object transferred by relay runners
Arabic: عَصًا f ( ʕaṣan )
Bulgarian: палка (bg) ( palka ) , щафета ( štafeta )
Catalan: testimoni (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 接力棒 (zh) ( jiēlìbàng )
Czech: kolík (cs) m
Danish: stafet (da) c
Dutch: stokje (nl) n
Finnish: kapula (fi) , viestikapula (fi)
French: relai (fr) m , relais (fr) m , témoin (fr) m
German: Stab (de) m , Staffelstab m
Greek: σκυτάλη (el) f ( skytáli )
Hebrew: שרביט (he) m ( sharvít )
Hungarian: váltóbot (hu) , staféta (hu)
Italian: testimone (it) m
Japanese: バトン (ja) ( baton )
Latvian: nūjiņa f
Macedonian: штафе́тна палка f ( štafétna palka ) , штафе́та f ( štaféta )
Norwegian:
Bokmål: stafett (no) m
Nynorsk: stafett m
Polish: pałeczka (pl) f
Portuguese: testemunho (pt) ( Portugal ) , bastão (pt) ( Brazil )
Russian: эстафе́тная па́лочка (ru) f ( estafétnaja páločka ) , па́лочка (ru) f ( páločka ) , эстафе́та (ru) f ( estaféta )
Slovak: štafeta f
Spanish: testigo (es) m , testimonio (es) m ( disused )
Swedish: stafettpinne (sv) c
club of the police
Arabic: هِرَاوَة f ( hirāwa )
Armenian: ոստիկանական մահակ ( ostikanakan mahak ) , մահակ (hy) ( mahak )
Belarusian: дручо́к m ( dručók ) , дубі́нка f ( dubínka ) , даўбе́шка f ( daŭbjéška )
Catalan: porra (ca) f
Chinese:
Cantonese: 警棍 ( ging2 gwan3 )
Mandarin: 警棍 (zh) ( jǐnggùn )
Czech: obušek m
Danish: politistav c , knippel c
Dutch: wapenstok (nl) m
Finnish: pamppu (fi)
French: matraque (fr) f
Galician: porra f
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Schlagstock m , Knüppel (de) m , Gummiknüppel (de) m , Prügel (de) m ( dated ) , Knüttel (de) m ( regional )
Greek: γκλομπ (el) n ( gklomp )
Hebrew: אלה (he) f ( alá )
Hungarian: rendőrbot
Indonesian: pentungan (id)
Irish: smachtín m
Italian: manganello (it) m
Japanese: 警棒 (ja) ( keibō )
Khmer: ដំបង (km) ( dɑmbɑɑŋ )
Korean: 경봉 (ko) ( gyeongbong )
Latvian: steks m
Malay: please add this translation if you can
Maori: pātene
Norwegian:
Bokmål: batong m
Nynorsk: batong m
Persian: باتون (fa) ( bâtôn )
Polish: pałka (pl) f
Portuguese: cassetete (pt) m , porrete (pt)
Romanian: baston (ro) n , bulan n , pulan n
Russian: дуби́нка (ru) f ( dubínka ) , полице́йская дуби́нка f ( policéjskaja dubínka ) , (slang) демократиза́тор (ru) m ( demokratizátor )
Slovak: obušok m
Spanish: porra (es) f
Swedish: batong (sv) c
Thai: กระบอง (th) ( gràbong )
Turkish: cop (tr)
Ukrainian: дрючо́к (uk) m ( drjučók ) , кийо́к m ( kyjók ) , дубе́ць ( dubécʹ ) , па́лиця (uk) f ( pálycja )
heraldry: a bend with the ends cut off
Finnish: bastardijänne ( especially when marking illegitimacy )
German: Bastardfaden m ( especially when marking illegitimacy; sometimes extending across the shield (without the ends cut off) )
a short vertical post in a fence used to separate wires, not set into the ground
Translations to be checked
Verb
baton (third-person singular simple present batons , present participle batoning or batonning , simple past and past participle batoned or batonned )
( transitive ) To strike with a baton.
Translations
References
The Manual of Heraldry , Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at
The Observer's Book of Heraldry , by Charles Mackinnon of Dunakin, page 58.
Further reading
Anagrams
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/
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
Etymology 2
Verb
batón
to have something
to have a servant
to watch ; to look after ; to take care of
Derived terms
References
Fr. Juan Felis de la Encarnación (1851 ) Diccionario bisaya-español (overall work in Cebuano and Spanish), Amigos del País, page 53
John U. Wolff (1972 ) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From French bâton .
Noun
baton (accusative , plural )
bread stick
chocolate stick
Declension
References
Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002 ) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary ] , Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Esperanto
Noun
baton
accusative singular of bato
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French bâton .
Pronunciation
Noun
baton
stick
Hiligaynon
Verb
báton
accept , get , receive
Japanese
Romanization
baton
Rōmaji transcription of バトン
Louisiana Creole
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 , 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
Noun
baton n (plural batoane )
bar , stick
baton de ciocolată ― chocolate bar
Declension
Further reading
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
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 , Manila, 2018
Anagrams
Tetum
Noun
batón
lipstick