I bought a really good artisan bread called "rosemary batard bread", but how do you pronounce "batard"?

I've had it before in Italian restaurants I believe, but what exactly is its origin? And its pronunciation seems obvious enough, but I have a feeling it's kind of tricky. I'm sensing maybe French? It's not in the dictionary! I don't know why I'm obsessing over this on a Sunday morning......... Thank you!

I bought a really good artisan bread called "rosemary batard bread", but how do you pronounce "batard"?
The Bastard Baguette





"Batard" is the French word for the English "bastard".1 In both languages, these words refer to illegitimacy, or what Dictionary.com states as "something of irregular, inferior, or dubious origin."





Batard (emphasis on the -tard) in bread circles refers to an inferior baguette, typically half the length and many times the width of a classic baguette. (Traditional baguettes are about 2 inches in diameter and anywhere from 15 to 40 inches in length.) The long slender shape of a baguette maximizes the crust to bread ratio, but requires more time and labor to achieve than its squat batard cousin.
Reply:I think that it is pronounced "bah-tar" with a silent "d", but it is probably OK to Americanize it and pronounce the "d".
Reply:Its pronounced just the way its spelled. batard. It has nothing to do with bastard!