cravache

See also: cravaché

French

Alternative forms

• courbache (directly from Ottoman, of somewhat independent meaning)

Etymology

From German Karbatsche, from Polish karbacz, karabacz, korbacz, from Ottoman Turkish قرباچ (kırbaç).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁa.vaʃ/

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Noun

cravache f (plural cravaches)

1. quirt, riding crop

Verb

cravache

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

Further reading

• “cravache”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.