batoon

English

Etymology

From French bâton, from Latin bastum (“stick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈtuːn/
• Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

batoon (plural batoons)

1. (archaic) A baton.
   • 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:

     Of this mighty Order I am no mean member, but already one of the Chief Commanders, and may well aspire one day to hold the batoon of Grand Master.

Verb

batoon (third-person singular simple present batoons, present participle batooning, simple past and past participle batooned)

1. Archaic form of baton.

Anagrams

• Bootan, naboot, taboon

Cebuano

Etymology

bato +‎ -on

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈtoʔon/ [bɐˈt̪o.ʔon̪]
• Hyphenation: ba‧to‧on

Adjective

batoon (Badlit spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜂᜈ᜔)

1. rocky; stony

   Synonym: pansil

2. (colloquial) full of pimples