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noun
Synonym of baguette: a long thin loaf of bread with a thick crust and often having large bubbles of air inside, popular in and associated with France.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: freedom bread, baguette
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Broader terms: bread, foodstuff, food, stuff
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see French, bread: any of many types of bread made in France or said to be made faithfully in the style thereof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
a crusty sourdough bread often baked in long slender tapered loaves or baguettes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: white bread, light bread
Narrower terms: baguet, baguette
History
From French + bread, from being the stereotypical type of bread associated with France.
