Etymology

claves

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Today it means: A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound. Full definition →

Spanish claves ← Latin clāvis
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claves · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromclāvis“a key; a lever, bar”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromclaves
  3. English todayclaves

Borrowed from Latin American Spanish claves (plural), from Latin clāvis (“a key; a lever, bar”).

claves · noun2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words from the same roots

Latinclāvis all →

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