baton

English

Alternative forms

• bâton

Etymology

From French bâton. Doublet of baston.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bătʹŏn, IPA^(key): /ˈbætɒn/, /ˈbætən/, /ˈbætn̩/
• (US) enPR: bətänʹ, IPA^(key): /bəˈtɑn/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ætɒn, -ætən, (US) -ɑn

Noun

baton (plural batons)

1. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.

   A field marshal's baton

3. (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
4. (sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
5. (US) A short stout club used primarily by policemen; a truncheon (UK).

   Synonyms: billy club, nightstick

6. (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

7. A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.
8. (cooking) A long slice of a vegetable, thicker than a julienne.

Synonyms

• wand; rod; bat; club
• See also Thesaurus:stick

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

baton (third-person singular simple present batons, present participle batoning or batonning, simple past and past participle batoned or batonned)

1. (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

• baton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Baton in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

• Botan, tabon

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

1. baton (staff or truncheon)
   1. (music) stick of a conductor of an orchestra, or the majorette or drum major of a marching band
   2. (sports) object transferred by relay runners
   3. club used by policemen; night stick

      Synonym: batuta

Verb

batón

1. (music) to conduct an orchestra
2. (music) to lead a marching band
3. to use something as a baton

Related terms

• baston

Etymology 2

Verb

batón

1. to have something
2. to have a servant
3. to watch; to look after; to take care of

Derived terms

• binatonan (“servant”)
• binatnan (“animal raised for someone; foster child”)

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 )

1. bread stick
2. chocolate stick

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Esperanto

Noun

baton

1. accusative singular of bato

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French bâton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈtɔ̃/

Noun

baton

1. stick

Hiligaynon

Verb

báton

1. accept, get, receive

Japanese

Romanization

baton

1. Rōmaji transcription of バトン

Louisiana Creole

Alternative forms

• matan
• batan

Etymology

From French bâton (“stick”).

Noun

baton

1. stick
2. stalk
3. rod, pole
4. 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

1. stick

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Baton

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from French bâton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.tɔn/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -atɔn
• Syllabification: ba‧ton

Noun

baton m inan (diminutive batonik) or baton m animal (diminutive batonik)

1. candy bar

Declension

Further reading

• baton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• baton in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bâton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈton/

Noun

baton n (plural batoane)

1. bar, stick

   baton de ciocolată ― chocolate bar

Declension

Further reading

• baton in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French bâton.

Noun

baton

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /baˈton/,
• Hyphenation: ba‧ton

Noun

batón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

1. baton (staff or truncheon)
   1. (music) stick of a conductor of an orchestra, or the majorette or drum major of a marching band

      Synonyms: (conductor baton) batuta, botong

   2. (sports) object transferred by relay runners

      Synonym: botong

   3. club used by policemen; night stick

      Synonyms: batuta, botong

Further reading

• “baton”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tetum

Noun

batón

1. lipstick