Baguette does in fact mean rod, wand or baton - the bread related usage only dates from 1920 if Wikipedia is to be believed. Go to Google translate and put in “

Baguette does in fact mean rod, wand or baton - the bread related usage only dates from 1920 if Wikipedia is to be believed. Go to Google translate and put in “magic wand” and you’ll get “baguette magique” as the French equivalent, with “baguette” alone as an alternative.