batong

batong

1. string beans, green beans

batóng

1. web (of a spider)

From French bâton

batong m (definite singular batongen, indefinite plural batonger, definite plural batongene)

1. a baton, truncheon (weapon used by the police)
   • 2013, "Politi", by Jo Nesbø, H. Aschehoug & Co. →ISBN

     Bjørn ringte Katrine med én gang han var tilbake på kontoret sitt, ba henne stikke innom politistasjonen i andre etasje, skrape litt lakk av en av batongene deres og sende til Bryn med bud.

     Bjørn rang Katrine once he was back in his office, asked her to pop in the police station on the second floor, scrape a little lacquer off one of their truncheons and send it to Bryn with a message.

• “batong” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From French bâton

batong m (definite singular batongen, indefinite plural batongar, definite plural batongane)

1. a baton, truncheon (weapon used by the police)

• “batong” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.