guidon

From French guidon, from Italian guidone. Equivalent of guide +‎ on.

• (General American) enPR: gīʹdən, gīʹdŏn, IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɪdn̩/, /ˈɡaɪdɑn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɪdn̩/, /ˈɡaɪdɒn/

guidon (plural guidons)

1. A small pennant or banner carried by infantry soldiers to direct troop movement.
2. A soldier assigned to carry such a banner.

• Gudino

From guider +‎ -on.

• IPA^(key): /ɡi.dɔ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

guidon m (plural guidons)

1. handlebar (bar used to steer a bicycle, motorbike, or similar vehicles using the hands)

   Coordinate terms: volant, barre

2. guidon (pennant, banner)
3. sight (aiming aid at the end of a gun barrel)

• le nez dans le guidon
• la tête dans le guidon

• → Portuguese: guidão, guidom
• → Romanian: ghidon
• → Turkish: gidon
• → Vietnamese: ghi-đông

• “guidon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.