# baton
## English
### Alternative forms

* bâton

### Etymology

From French bâton. Doublet of baston.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bătʹŏn, bătʹən, IPA: /ˈbætɒn/, /ˈbæt(ə)n/
* (US) enPR: bətänʹ, IPA: /bəˈtɑn/
** Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ætɒn, -ætən, (US) -ɑn
* Homophone: batten (with reduced second syllable)

### Noun

baton (plural batons)
* A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
* (military) A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.
* (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
* (sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
* (gymnastics, juggling) A rod twirled in a marching band's performance, in a gymnastic sport, or in juggling.
* (weaponry, US) A short stout club used primarily by policemen.
    Synonyms: billy club, nightstick, (UK) truncheon
* (heraldry) A bend with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, typically borne sinister, and often used as a mark of cadency, initially for both legitimate and illegitimate children, but later chiefly for illegitimate children.
    Alternative forms: batune, baston
    Coordinate term: scrape
* A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.
* (cooking) A batonnet, a long slice of a vegetable, thicker than a julienne.
* (baking) A short baguette.

#### Synonyms

* wand; rod; bat; club
* See also Thesaurus:stick

#### Derived terms

* baton charge
* batonic
* batonist
* batonless
* batonlike
* baton round
* baton sinister
* pass the baton

#### Related terms

* baston
* batonnet

#### Translations

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### Verb

baton (third-person singular simple present batons, present participle batoning or batonning, simple past and past participle batoned or batonned)
* (transitive) To strike with a baton.

#### Translations
### References

* The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at
* The Observer's Book of Heraldry, by Charles Mackinnon of Dunakin, page 58.

### Further reading

* baton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Baton in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

### Anagrams

* Botan, tabon

## Cebuano
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English baton, from French bâton, from Old French baston, probably from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōnis. Doublet of baston.

#### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ba‧ton
* IPA: /baˈton/ [bɐˈt̪on̪]

#### Noun

batón
* baton (staff or truncheon)
** (music) stick of a conductor of an orchestra, or the majorette or drum major of a marching band
** (sports) object transferred by relay runners
** club used by policemen; night stick
    Synonym: batuta

#### Verb

batón
* (music) to conduct an orchestra
* (music) to lead a marching band
* to use something as a baton

##### Related terms

* baston

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

batón
* to have something
* to have a servant
* to watch; to look after; to take care of

##### Derived terms

* binatonan (“servant”)
* binatnan (“animal raised for someone; foster child”)

### References

* Fr. Juan Felis de la Encarnación (1851) Diccionario bisaya-español‎ (overall work in Cebuano and Spanish), Amigos del País, page 53
* John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎ (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology

From French bâton.

### Noun

baton (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])
* bread stick
* chocolate stick

#### Declension
### References

* Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

## Esperanto
### Noun

baton
* accusative singular of bato

## Haitian Creole
### Etymology

From French bâton.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baˈtɔ̃/

### Noun

baton
* stick

## Hiligaynon
### Verb

báton
* accept, get, receive

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈbaton/ [ˈba.t̪on]
* Rhymes: -aton
* Syllabification: ba‧ton

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch baton, from French bâton (“stick”).

#### Noun

baton (plural baton-baton)
* (music) baton: the stick of a conductor in musical performances.

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Madurese [Term?].

#### Noun

baton (plural baton-baton)
* a dowry or gift given at a ceremony to propose to a girl
* the edges of the halls are made of whole bamboo or wooden blocks

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

baton (plural baton-baton)
* Acronym of bintara peleton.

### Further reading

* “baton” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Japanese
### Romanization

baton
* Rōmaji transcription of バトン

## Louisiana Creole
### Alternative forms

* matan
* batan

### Etymology

From French bâton (“stick”).

### Noun

baton
* stick
* stalk
* rod, pole
* cane, walking stick

### References

* Albert Valdman; Thomas A. Klinger; Margaret M. Marshall; Kevin J. Rottet, Dictionary of Louisiana Creole, →ISBN, page 64

## Mauritian Creole
### Etymology

From French bâton.

### Noun

baton
* stick

### References

* Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈba.tɔn/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -atɔn
* Syllabification: ba‧ton

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bâton.

#### Noun

baton m animal or m inan (diminutive batonik)
* candy bar (kind of candy in the shape of a bar, often made of chocolate)
* (regional) veka (type of pastry made of wheat flour, produced in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland, similar to a French baguette but wider, bigger, and fluffier, and with a smoother surface)
    Synonyms: angielka, bina, bułka paryska, gryzka, kawiorka, weka
* (slang) baton (folding club used for beating)
    Hypernym: pałka

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English button.

#### Noun

baton m animal or m inan
* (graphical user interface) Alternative spelling of button

##### Declension
### Further reading

* baton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* baton in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* baton in PWN's encyclopedia

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French bâton.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baˈton/

### Noun

baton n (plural batoane)
* bar, stick
    baton de ciocolată ― chocolate bar

#### Declension
### Further reading

* baton in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Seychellois Creole
### Etymology

From French bâton.

### Noun

baton
* stick

### References

* Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from English baton, from French bâton, from Old French baston, probably from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōnis. Doublet of baston.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /baˈton/ [bɐˈt̪on̪]
* Rhymes: -on
* Syllabification: ba‧ton

### Noun

batón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜈ᜔)
* baton (staff or truncheon)
** (music) stick of a conductor of an orchestra, or the majorette or drum major of a marching band
    Synonyms: (conductor baton) batuta, botong
** (sports) object transferred by relay runners
    Synonym: botong
** club used by policemen; night stick
    Synonyms: batuta, botong

### Further reading

* “baton”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* tabon, banto

## Tetum
### Noun

batón
* lipstick