clavija

Spanish

Alternative forms

• lavija, llavija (regional)

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)

1. dowel

   Synonym: taco

2. (music) peg
   • 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael‎^[1], Buenos Aires: La Tribuna Nacional:

     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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Related terms

• clavijero
• llave

See also

• clavo

Further reading

• “clavija”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10