baton
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The meaning (definition) of the word baton
a short stick that runners hand off to each other in a relay race
The word baton used in a sentence
“The runner passed the baton to a teammate in the relay race.”
The plural of the word baton
batons
How the word baton is said around the world
| French | témoin (tay-MWAN) |
| Spanish | testigo (tays-TEE-ghoh) |
| Mandarin | 接力棒 (jyeh-LEE-bahng) |
| Hindi | छड़ी (KYU-ree) |
| Arabic | عصا (AH-sah-n) |
| Russian | эстафетная палочка (es-tah-FYAYT-nu-yah PAH-luchy-kah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | testemunho (tesh-tuh-MOON-yoo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | bastão (bahs-TUHNUUN) |
| Japanese | バトン (BAH-tohng) |
| German | Staffelstab (SHTAH-fuhl-shtahp) |
| Urdu | ڈنڈا (DUN-dah) |
| Punjabi | ਡੰਡਾ (DUN-dah) |
| Korean | 배턴 (BAE-tuhn) |
| Hebrew | שַׁרבִּיט (SHAHR-beeyt) |
| Greek | σκυτάλη (skee-TAH-lee) |
| Dutch | estafettestokje (ES-tah-fet-tuh-stok-yuh) |
| Tagalog | baton (BAH-tohn) |
| Vietnamese | gậy (GHUH-i) |
| Turkish | baton (bah-TAWN) |
| Persian | چوب امدادی (choob em-dah-DEE) |
| Polish | pałeczka (pow-ECH-kah) |
| Ukrainian | естафетна паличка (es-tah-FET-nah PAH-lich-kah) |
| Bengali | ব্যাটন (BA-tawn) |
| Swedish | stafettpinne (stah-FET-pin-nuh) |
| Italian | testimone (tay-stee-MOH-nay) |
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