Baton Rouge

English

Etymology

From the French bâton rouge ("red stick"); so named because of a red painted pole placed on its original site by Native Americans.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌbætən ˈɹuːʒ/, [̩bʰæ.ʔn̩ ˈɹuːʒ]
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Proper noun

Baton Rouge

The capital city of the state of Louisiana in the United States and the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish.

Derived terms

Translations

city

Antillean Creole: Batonwouj m
Arabic: باتون روج (bātūn rūj)
Bulgarian: Ба́тън Руж m (Bátǎn Ruž)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 巴吞魯日 / 巴吞鲁日 (zh) (Bātūnlǔrì)
Dutch: Baton Rouge n
French: Baton Rouge (fr) m, Bâton-Rouge m (less common), Bâton Rouge m (less common)
German: Baton Rouge (de) n
Greek: Μπατόν Ρουζ (el) n (Batón Rouz)
Hebrew: באטון רוז׳
Japanese: バトン・ルージュ (Baton Rūju)
Latin: Rubribaculum n
Louisiana Creole French: Batonrouj m
Navajo: Łichííʼ Sitání
Russian: Ба́тон-Руж (ru) m (Báton-Ruž)

French

Alternative forms

(less common) Bâton-Rouge, Bâton Rouge

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba.tɔ̃ ʁuʒ/ ~ /bɑ.tɔ̃ ʁuʒ/, /ba.tɔ̃ ʁuʒ/

Proper noun

Baton Rouge m

Baton Rouge (the capital city of Louisiana, United States)