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chiavare.

to lock (with a key)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/kjaˈva.re/
  1. to lock (with a key)

    archaic · transitive
Where this word comes from

From chiav(e) + -are (1ˢᵗ conjugation verbal suffix).

verb/kjaˈva.re/
  1. to nail (fix with a nail)

    archaic · transitive
  2. to fix firmly, to affix, to attach

    archaic · figuratively · transitive
  3. to fuck

    intransitive · transitive · vulgar
  4. to scam, to cheat someone

    figuratively · vulgar
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin clāvāre, from Latin clāvus. Compare French clouer.

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