bastone

stick

noun bahs-TOH-neh Rare

Origin: Late Latin bastum (stick used as support)

Also means

cane

Usage Note

Bastone covers a range of stick-like objects: a walking stick, a cane, a club, or a staff. Bastone da passeggio is a walking cane; bastone da sci a ski pole. In the Italian playing-card suit system, bastoni (clubs) is one of the four suits in the traditional Neapolitan deck. The plural is bastoni.

Examples

"Il nonno cammina con il bastone."

Natural Translation

Grandpa walks with a cane.

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