bacchetta

Italian

Alternative forms
  • bachetta (archaic)

Etymology

Probably from a diminutive of Vulgar Latin *baccus, from Latin baculum.

Noun

bacchetta f (plural bacchette)

  1. rod, stick
  2. drumstick
  3. (music) baton (stick of a conductor)
  4. ramrod
  5. chopstick
  6. pointer
  7. (firearms) gun-stick, rod for stuffing the gun with ammunition

Verb

bacchetta

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