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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French bastonet. By surface analysis, bâton + -et.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.tɔ.nɛ/ ~ /bɑ.tɔ.nɛ/
Noun
bâtonnet m (plural bâtonnets)
- small stick
- des bâtonnets de poisson ― fish finger
- batonnet (piece of vegetable cut into the shape of a small stick)
- rod cell (any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina that function in dim light levels)
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