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clave.

key (to a problem or puzzle)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈklabe/[ˈkla.β̞e]

  1. key (to a problem or puzzle)

    feminine · figuratively

  2. password

    feminine
    clave WiFi

  3. code

    feminine

  4. clef

    feminine

  5. clave

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin clāvis (“key”). Compare the inherited doublet llave.

adj/ˈklabe/[ˈkla.β̞e]

  1. key (important)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin clāvis (“key”). Compare the inherited doublet llave.

verb/ˈklabe/[ˈkla.β̞e]

  1. inflection of clavar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of clavar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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