gravata
Portuguese, noun/ɡɾaˈva.tɐ/
gravata is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “tie; necktie (strip of cloth tied around the neck)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequena manta, laço ou fita que se usa à volta do pescoço como ornato”.
What does gravata mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetie; necktie (strip of cloth tied around the neck)
- 2
femininechoke; chokehold; stranglehold (hold around the opponent’s neck)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequena manta, laço ou fita que se usa à volta do pescoço como ornato 2. tufo de penas à volta do pescoço de certas aves diferentes das restantes 3. parte superior de um copo que ficou por encher
noun: 1. pessoa de categoria
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Pernambuco
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gravata
- gravatas plural
- cravata alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gravata?
- Brazil /ɡɾaˈva.tɐ/
- Portugal /ɡɾɐˈva.tɐ/
- Portugal /ɡɾɐˈba.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gravata
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gravata in Portuguese?
gravata appears 4.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).