claves
Meanings
noun
- A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound.
noun
- plural of clavis
noun
- plural of clave
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of clave
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin American Spanish claves (plural), from Latin clāvis (“a key; a lever, bar”).
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