clavija
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin clavicula, a partially learned term; cf. the inherited form llavija, lavija from *clavicla. Compare Portuguese chavelha, cravelha. See also the borrowed doublet clavícula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klaˈbixa/ [klaˈβ̞i.xa]
- Rhymes: -ixa
- Syllabification: cla‧vi‧ja
Noun
clavija f (plural clavijas)
- dowel
- Synonym: taco
- (music) peg
- 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael:
- Bajo de este árbol indígena, dos guitarristas de uñas como garras y enruladas melenas templaban sus instrumentos, mortificando cuerdas y clavijas.
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See also
Further reading
- “clavija”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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