"claves" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kleɪvz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /klɑːvz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈklɑˌveɪz/ [General-American], /kleɪvz/ [General-American] Forms: clave [singular]
Rhymes: -eɪvz, -ɑːvz Etymology: Borrowed from Latin American Spanish claves (plural), from Latin clāvis (“a key; a lever, bar”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)kleh₂w-}}, {{bor|en|es|claves|pos=plural}} Spanish claves (plural), {{bor|en|la|clāvis||a key; a lever, bar}} Latin clāvis (“a key; a lever, bar”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p|sg=clave}} claves pl (normally plural, singular clave)
  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. Tags: plural, plural-normally Categories (topical): Musical instruments, Percussion instruments Synonyms: cleavers [Bahamas] Translations (percussion instrument): bastons [masculine, plural] (Catalan), claves [feminine, plural] (Catalan), ozvučná dřívka [neuter, plural] (Czech), rytmikapulat (Finnish), legnetti [masculine, plural] (Italian), poro rākau (Maori)
    Sense id: en-claves-en-noun-DwlWoOG8 Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 89 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 19 22 10 4 11 19 1 1 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 19 14 5 10 18 1 1 16 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkleɪˌviz/ [General-American], /ˈklɑˌveɪz/ [General-American]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} claves
  1. plural of clavis Tags: form-of, plural Form of: clavis Related terms: rhythm sticks
    Sense id: en-claves-en-noun-Na~ViAG4 Categories (other): English plurals in -es with singular in -is
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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