claves
See also: clavés
English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Latin American Spanish claves (plural), from Latin clāvis (“a key; a lever, bar”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kleɪvz/, /klɑːvz/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈklɑˌveɪz/, /kleɪvz/
- Rhymes: -eɪvz, -ɑːvz
Noun
editclaves pl (normally plural, singular clave)
- (music) A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound.
Usage notes
editOne generally speaks of playing "the claves"; the singular form is seldom used.
Synonyms
edit- cleavers (Bahamas)
Translations
editpercussion instrument
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Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkleɪˌviz/, /ˈklɑˌveɪz/
Noun
editclaves
See also
editReferences
edit- “claves”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “clave”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
editAsturian
editVerb
editclaves
Catalan
editVerb
editclaves
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈklaː.u̯eːs/, [ˈkɫ̪äːu̯eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkla.ves/, [ˈkläːves]
Noun
editclāvēs
Portuguese
editNoun
editclaves
Spanish
editAdjective
editclaves m pl or f pl
Noun
editclaves f pl
Verb
editclaves
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kleh₂w-
- English terms borrowed from Spanish
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- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English 2-syllable words
- Rhymes:English/eɪvz
- Rhymes:English/eɪvz/1 syllable
- Rhymes:English/ɑːvz
- Rhymes:English/ɑːvz/1 syllable
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