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Claves

//kleɪvz// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound. plural, plural-normally
  2. 2
    plural of clavis form-of, plural

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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