batoon

English

Etymology

From French bâton, from Latin bastum (stick).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈtuːn/

Noun

batoon (plural batoons)

  1. (archaic) A baton.
    • 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:
      Of this mighty Order I am no mean member, but already one of the Chief Commanders, and may well aspire one day to hold the batoon of Grand Master.

Verb

batoon (third-person singular simple present batoons, present participle batooning, simple past and past participle batooned)

  1. Archaic form of baton.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

bato + -on

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈtoʔon/, [bʌˈt̪o.ʔɔn̪]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧to‧on

Adjective

batoon (Badlit spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜂᜈ᜔)

  1. rocky; stony
    Synonym: pansil
  2. (colloquial) full of pimples
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