clave

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine,figuratively) key (to a problem or puzzle)
2. (feminine) password
3. (feminine) code
4. (feminine) clef
5. (feminine) clave

Adj

key (important)

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,present,singular,subjunctive,third-person) inflection of clavar:
2. (form-of,imperative,singular,third-person) inflection of clavar:

Concepts

key

🔑

clef

keystone

code

cypher

cipher

clue

coign

combination

countersign

cryptograph

fingerboard

harpsichord

headstone

🪦

keyword

parole

password

quoin

shibboleth

watchword

piano keyboard

secret code

coigne

access code

keyston

access key

capstone

clave

clavier

clef sign

Synonyms

llave

🔑

código

combinación

contraseña

criptografía

cuña

teclado

🎹

clave de acceso

espinazo

palabra clave

piedra angular

santo y seña

código secreto

cifra

teclado de piano

clavicémbalo

clavo

Hyphenated as

cla‧ve

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈklabe/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clāvis (“key”). Compare the inherited doublet llave.