clavo

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) nail, spike
2. (masculine) clove
3. (masculine) corn (callus)
4. (masculine) headache
5. (masculine) scab
6. (masculine) spike (of shoes, cleats)
7. (Dominican-Republic,masculine,slang) stash

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of clavar

Concepts

nail

clove

spike

cloves

stud

hobnail

anguish

corn

see dar en el clavo

sharp pain

Syzygium aromaticum

caryophyllus aromaticus

eugenia aromatica

eugenia caryophyllata

eugenia caryophyllus

stake

stakes

ass

fuck

fucking

nookie

nooky

piece of ass

piece of tail

roll in the hay

screw

screwing

shag

shtup

tent peg

hemicrania

megrim

migraine

sick headache

spine

Hyphenated as

cla‧vo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈklabo/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish clavo, from Latin clāvus. The conservation of Latin /kl-/ is irregular (normally the result is /ʎ/, but cf. claro), which might imply a degree of Latin influence. Still, it is difficult to regard such a mundane term as learned or even semi-learned. First attested in the twelfth century. Compare Portuguese cravo.