What the French call baguette
It is more than just a long loaf of bread
You think you know what a baguette is? You think it is a long loaf of bread, weighing half a pound? Or do you want to know what baguette in France really is?
Take a look at the video clip from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone:
Yes, you heard right. Harry Potter and Olivander talk about baguettes. Although the French have strong opinions on which bakery has the best bread, Harry Potter and Olivander do not talk about bread. This is an excerpt of the Harry Potter movie in French, not a satirical clip.
Yes, in French a baguette may also mean a magic wand! I wonder how long it took French teenagers to figure out that Hagrid sent Harry to buy a wand instead of some bread.
Baguette, literally, means stick. And because of that, a lot of things that loosely resemble a stick are called baguettes in France.
Here are some examples.
