cravascia

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Italian

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from French cravache. Doublet of cravache (unadapted borrowing from the same term), and curbascio.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kraˈvaʃ.ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -aʃʃa
  • Hyphenation: cra‧và‧scia

Noun

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cravascia f (plural cravasce)

  1. (rare) riding crop
    Synonym: cravache

References

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  • cravascia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • cravascia in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication