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ba-GET/bæˈɡet/

A baguette is a long thin loaf of French bread with a crisp crust and a soft inside. Countable: a baguette, baguettes. Bread is the general word; a roll is short and round; a bagel is a ring. Mix-up: baguette vs bag (you carry it) + ette — it is one loaf name, not a little bag.

Meaning

A long thin loaf of French bread with a crisp crust.

Examples

• “We bought a baguette for the picnic.”
• “Cut the baguette into thick slices.”
• “The baguette went stale overnight.”

Good to know

a baguette (long, thin, French). Contrast: bread (general), roll (round), bagel (ring). Mix-up: bag.

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