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 muzzleloader with ammunition

Related terms

• bacchetta magica
• bacchettare
• bacchettata

Verb

bacchetta

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