Hyphenation
Cro·atTurkish pronunciation
krōätPronunciation
/ˈkrōˌät/ /ˈkroʊˌɑːt/
Etymology
[ 'krO-"at also 'krO(-&am ] (noun.) circa 1702. From Medieval Latin Croata, from Proto-Slavic *xorvat- (“Croat”), Croatian autonym, itself probably of non-Slavic origin; probably from an Iranian or Germanic language. Compare cravat.