claves

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin American Spanish claves (plural), from Latin clāvis (“a key; a lever, bar”).

noun

  1. (music) A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural of clavis

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