clavijero

Spanish

Etymology

From clavija +‎ -ero.

Noun

clavijero m (plural clavijeros)

1. (music, lutherie) headstock, peghead, pegbox (on stringed instruments, such as guitars, violins, and the like)
2. (music, piano) pinblock (in pianos, harpsichords, clavichords, etc.)

Further reading

• “clavijero”, 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