"clava" meaning in Spanish

See clava in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈklaba/, [ˈkla.β̞a] Forms: clavas [plural]
Rhymes: -aba Etymology: Borrowed from Latin clāva (“club”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|la|clāva||club}} Borrowed from Latin clāva (“club”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} clava f (plural clavas)
  1. club (weapon) Tags: feminine Synonyms: cachiporra, porra, maza
    Sense id: en-clava-es-noun-xoo6u3SD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈklaba/, [ˈkla.β̞a]
Rhymes: -aba Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} clava
  1. inflection of clavar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: clavar
    Sense id: en-clava-es-verb-QwDMj2eW Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Weapons Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 11 1 12 2 1 7 0 14 17 17 3 12 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 0 14 1 1 8 0 18 12 12 4 14 1 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 17 68 15 Disambiguation of Weapons: 30 64 5
  2. inflection of clavar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: clavar
    Sense id: en-clava-es-verb--7bILjfW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "word": "maza"
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-aba"
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