bacchetta

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bakˈket.ta/
  • Rhymes: -etta
  • Hyphenation: bac‧chét‧ta

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *baclitta, a diminutive from Latin baculum.

Alternative forms
  • bachetta (archaic)

Noun

bacchetta f (plural bacchette)

  1. rod, stick
  2. drumstick
  3. (music) baton (stick of a conductor)
  4. (firearms) ramrod, gun-stick, rod for stuffing the muzzleloader with ammunition
  5. chopstick
  6. pointer
  7. wand
Descendants
  • → Catalan: baqueta
  • → French: baguette
  • → Portuguese: baqueta, vaqueta
  • → Spanish: baqueta

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bacchetta

  1. inflection of bacchettare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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