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la cravate
tie
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How do you say cravate in French?
How do you pronounce cravate in French?
cravate is pronounced /la kʁavat/ in French.
Example sentences
La cravate rouge que j'ai achetée hier est très élégante.
The red tie that I bought yesterday is very elegant.
Cette nouvelle cravate italienne est plus belle que l'ancienne.
This new Italian tie is more beautiful than the old one.
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Why is it feminine?
Cravate is feminine. While the word does derive from "cravate," which comes from the French word for Croats ("Cravates")—whose traditional neckwear inspired the garment name—the gender assignment is not explained by the -ate ending as a general rule. In fact, French nouns ending in -ate do not systematically assign feminine gender (e.g., "acrobate" is masculine, "pirate" is masculine). The feminine gender of "cravate" is a lexical fact tied to this specific word's history rather than a predictable grammatical pattern.
What is the French word for tie?
The French word for tie is la cravate — feminine.
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