claves
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 6
/kleɪvz/
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/kleɪvz/ · /klɑːvz/ · /ˈklɑˌveɪz/ · /ˈkleɪˌviz/
Definition of claves
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (plural, plural-normally)A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound.
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noun
- (plural, plural-normally)A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound.
- (form-of, plural)plural of clavis
- (form-of, plural)plural of clave
verb
- (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)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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