bastoni

Bastoni is the Italian plural of bastone, meaning long cylindrical sticks or poles. In everyday usage, bastoni can refer to walking sticks or staffs used for support, hiking, or ceremonial purposes, such as bastoni da passeggio (walking sticks) or ceremonial staffs carried by officials. Historically, bastoni also functioned as weapons, with the quarterstaff-like use found in various martial traditions.

In traditional Italian playing cards, bastoni is one of the four suits, corresponding to clubs in English-language decks. The bastoni suit is typically depicted as stylized clubs or batons and is used in regional games such as Briscola and Scopa, alongside coppe (cups), denari (coins), and spade (swords). In Italian tarot decks, bastoni parallels the suit of Wands, associated with the element of fire and with themes of energy and creativity.

As a surname, Bastoni appears in contemporary Italy. Notable people include Alessandro Bastoni (born 1999), an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Inter Milan and the Italy national team.