guidon

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Translations

pennant, banner

• French: guidon (fr) m
• German: Truppenfahne f, Guidon n
• Indonesian: pataka (id)
• Macedonian: знаме n (zname)

soldier assigned to carry a guidon

• French: guidon (fr) m
• Macedonian: знаменосец m (znamenosec)

Anagrams

• Gudino

French

Etymology

From guider +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡi.dɔ̃/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Noun

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)

Derived terms

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

Descendants

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

Further reading

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