cravate

French

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (“Croat”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /kʁa.vat/, SAMPA: /kRa.vat/

Noun

cravate f. (plural cravates)

1. necktie
2. headlock (wrestling move)
3. (Quebec) Situation in which a canoe is stuck on a rock.

Derived terms

• cravater
• (slang) cravate de notaire

Descendants

• English: cravat

Verb

cravate

1. first-person singular present indicative of cravater
2. third-person singular present indicative of cravater
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of cravater
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of cravater
5. second-person singular imperative of cravater