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)

quirt, riding crop

Descendants

→ Romanian: cravașă

Verb

cravache

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

Further reading

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

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