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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/
- Rhymes: -ixa
- Syllabification: cla‧vi‧ja
Noun
clavija f (plural clavijas)
- dowel
- Synonym: taco
- (music) peg
1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael:Bajo de este árbol indígena, dos guitarristas de uñas como garras y enruladas melenas templaban sus instrumentos, mortificando cuerdas y clavijas.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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