claves
Meaning
A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kleɪvz/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin American Spanish claves (plural), from Latin clāvis (“a key; a lever, bar”).
New
clavis
- A Roman key.
- A device for restraint of the hands.
- A glossary.
- A key; an identification guide; a series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.
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