كرفتة

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From French cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (“Croat”), from Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ.

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /kə.rə.ˈfɪt.tə/, (construct state) /kə.rə.ˈfɪt.tət/

Noun

كرفتة • (karafitta) f (plural كَرَفِتّات (karafittāt))

1. necktie

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Italian cravatta, from French cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (“Croat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ra.fit.ta/, /ka.ra.vit.ta/

Noun

كَرَفِتَّة • (karafitta or karavitta) f (plural كَرَفِتَّات (karafittāt, karavittāt))

1. necktie