karwats

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === karbats (archaic) === Etymology === From older karbats, borrowed from German Karbatsche, from a Slavic language, from Ottoman Turkish قرباچ (kırbaç). Cognate with French cravache. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɑrˈʋɑts/ Hyphenation: kar‧wats Rhymes: -ɑts === Noun === karwats f (plural karwatsen, diminutive karwatsje n) a single-piece, leather whip, mostly used as riding crop ==== Descendants ==== → Papiamentu: karbachi, karbaatsji, karbaatsje (from the diminutive)