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la cravatta
tie
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How do you say cravatta in Italian?
How do you pronounce cravatta in Italian?
cravatta is pronounced /la kraˈvatta/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La cravatta rossa che ho comprato ieri è molto elegante e costosa.
The red tie that I bought yesterday is very elegant and expensive.
Quella cravatta blu è troppo stretta per il collo di mio padre.
That blue tie is too tight for my father's neck.
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Why is it feminine?
Cravatta is feminine because it derives from "Croazia" (Croatia), with the suffix "-atta" being typically feminine in Italian; the word originally referred to the Croatian-style neckwear that became fashionable in 17th-century Europe. Like many Italian nouns ending in "-atta," it follows the feminine gender convention of that productive suffix.
What is the Italian word for tie?
The Italian word for tie is la cravatta — feminine.
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