/ bæˈget; NAmE / noun
1.
(also ˌFrench ˈloaf , ˌFrench ˈstick ) a loaf of white bread in the shape of a long thick stick that is crisp on the outside and soft inside
2.
a small baguette or part of one that is filled with food and eaten as a sandwich :
a cheese baguette
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent. (in the architectural sense): from French , from Italian bacchetto , diminutive of bacchio , from Latin baculum staff. Current senses date from the 20th cent.