claves

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin American Spanish claves (plural), from Latin clāvis (“a key; a lever, bar”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kleɪvz/, /klɑːvz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈklɑˌveɪz/, /kleɪvz/ Rhymes: -eɪvz, -ɑːvz ==== Noun ==== claves pl (normally plural, singular clave) (music) A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound. ===== Usage notes ===== One generally speaks of playing "the claves"; the singular form is seldom used. ===== Synonyms ===== cleavers (Bahamas) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkleɪˌviz/, /ˈklɑˌveɪz/ ==== Noun ==== claves plural of clavis ==== See also ==== === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== claves plural of clave ==== Verb ==== claves third-person singular simple present indicative of clave === References === “claves”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “clave”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === Sclave, calves == Asturian == === Verb === claves second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of clavar == Catalan == === Verb === claves second-person singular present indicative of clavar == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɫaː.weːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈklaː.ves] === Noun === clāvēs nominative/accusative/vocative plural of clāvis == Portuguese == === Noun === claves plural of clave == Spanish == === Adjective === claves m pl or f pl plural of clave === Noun === claves f pl plural of clave === Verb === claves second-person singular present subjunctive of clavar