cravate

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word cravate. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word cravate, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say cravate in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word cravate you have here. The definition of the word cravate will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofcravate, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: cravaté

English

Noun

cravate (plural cravates)

  1. Obsolete form of cravat.
    • 1678, Jean Gailhard, The Compleat Gentleman, page 67:
      […] his Cravate is old, his Shooes are worn out, […]

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (“Croat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁa.vat/
  • audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -at

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

Descendants

Verb

cravate

  1. inflection of cravater:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

cravate f (plural cravates)

  1. necktie

Romanian

Pronunciation

Noun

cravate f

  1. inflection of cravată:
    1. indefinite plural
    2. indefinite genitive/dative singular
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia