guidon

English

Etymology

From French guidon, from Italian guidone.

Pronunciation

• enPR: gīdʹən, IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɪdən/

Noun

guidon (plural guidons)

1. A small pennant or banner carried by infantry soldiers to direct troop movement.
2. A soldier assigned to carry such a banner.

Translations

pennant, banner

• French: guidon (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Indonesian: pataka (id)

soldier assigned to carry a guidon

• French: guidon (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Anagrams

• Gudino

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French

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Noun

guidon m (plural guidons)

1. handlebar (of a bicycle, etc)
2. guidon (pennant, banner)

Further reading

• “guidon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.