minus-squareDdinistrioll@lemmy.worldtoToday I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL "magic wand" translates to "baguette magique" in frenchlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 months agoIn French, baguette means “long stick”. The bread name comes from this meaning, as it is a long, thin kind of bread :) We also call drum sticks “baguette”, as well as anything wooden, long and thin, like a conductor baton or a magic wand! linkfedilink
minus-squareDdinistrioll@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•*Permanently Deleted*linkfedilinkarrow-up9·10 months agoDon’t know about Germany, but in France, Dora teaches you English! linkfedilink
In French, baguette means “long stick”. The bread name comes from this meaning, as it is a long, thin kind of bread :) We also call drum sticks “baguette”, as well as anything wooden, long and thin, like a conductor baton or a magic wand!