Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/koɾˈβata/

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Coloured illustration of corbata
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Translation

tie, necktie

Word origin

From Croata ('Croat'), after the neck scarves worn by Croatian cavalry whose style spread across Europe. The same source gives English 'cravat'.

Origin
Croatian
Root
Croata
English cognates
cravat

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralcorbatas

Examples

.

He put on a blue tie for the interview.

.

I do not know how to tie the tie's knot.

¿ ?

Where did you buy that elegant tie?

.

My father always wears a tie to work.

combina .

The tie does not match the shirt.

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This word is part of lesson 52.