cravatta

Italian

Etymology

From French cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (“Croat”), because it was first used by Croatian knights. Doublet of croato.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kraˈvat.ta/
  • Rhymes: -atta
  • Hyphenation: cra‧vàt‧ta

Noun

cravatta f (plural cravatte)

  1. necktie

Descendants

  • → Hijazi Arabic: كرفتة (karafitta, karavitta)
  • → Spanish: corbata
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