clavilla

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *clāvicla, from Latin clāvicula (“bolt”). Doublet of clavícula, a borrowing from Latin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kləˈβi.ʎə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [kləˈvi.ʎə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [klaˈvi.ʎa] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [klaˈβi.ʎa] === Noun === clavilla f (plural clavilles) peg (cylindrical wooden or metal object used as a bearing between two objects) plug (a pronged connecting tube that fits into a matching socket) ==== Related terms ==== clau === Further reading === “clavilla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007