corbata
nounBeginner
What does “corbata” mean in English?
the tie
the tie (fem)
Example sentences
Lleva corbata roja.
He's wearing a red tie.
Me ato la corbata.
I tie my tie.
La corbata es de seda.
The tie is silk.
How to use it
Corbata means 'tie' / 'necktie'. Feminine: la corbata. Verb llevar corbata ('to wear a tie') is the standard collocation.
Common mistake
Pronounce corbata with stress on the second syllable: cor-BA-ta. The b and v are pronounced similarly in Spanish.
Topics
Related Beginner words
Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.