cravascia

Italian

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from French cravache. Doublet of cravache (unadapted borrowing from the same term), and curbascio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kraˈvaʃ.ʃa/
• Rhymes: -aʃʃa
• Hyphenation: cra‧và‧scia

Noun

cravascia f (plural cravasce)

1. (rare) riding crop

   Synonym: cravache

References

• cravascia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• cravascia in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication