claves.
A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound.
Meaning & usage
A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin American Spanish claves (plural), from Latin clāvis (“a key; a lever, bar”).
plural of clavis
Where this word comes from
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plural of clave
third-person singular simple present indicative of clave
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.