corbata
/koɾˈbata/ · B1 · noun · f
necktie
👔 Etymology: corbata comes from Italian corvatta, meaning Croatian
In the 1600s, Croatian soldiers wore knotted neck scarves, and Europe named the garment after them: Italian corvatta, French cravate, English cravat. Spanish corbata is the same word: corbata ≈ Croat ≈ cravat.