baguette
noun
[ baˈɡɛt ]
• a long, narrow French loaf.
• a gem, especially a diamond, cut in a long rectangular shape.
• "a baguette diamond"
• a small moulding, semicircular in section.
• a slim, rectangular handbag with a short strap.
Origin:
early 18th century (in baguette (sense 3)): from French, from Italian bacchetto, diminutive of bacchio, from Latin baculum ‘staff’. baguette (sense 1 and sense 2) date from the 20th century.
