costard-cravate
French, noun/kɔs.taʁ.kʁa.vat/
costard-cravate is spelled C-O-S-T-A-R-D-C-R-A-V-A-T-E (14 letters). Costard-cravate is a French masculine noun meaning “suit and tie” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Uniforme-type de l’employé de bureau”.
What does costard-cravate mean in English?
noun
- 1
informalmasculinesuit and tie
être en costard-cravate
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Uniforme-type de l’employé de bureau. 2. Employé de bureau.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of costard-cravate
- costards-cravates plural
- costards cravates plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce costard-cravate?
- /kɔs.taʁ.kʁa.vat/
- \kɔs.taʁ kʁa.vat\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.