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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin clavicula. Compare the inherited doublet clavilla.
Pronunciation
Noun
clavícula f (plural clavícules)
- clavicle
Derived terms
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Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin clavicula. Doublet of chavella, inherited.
Noun
clavícula f (plural clavículas)
- clavicle, collarbone
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin clavicula (“small key”), diminutive of clāvis (“key”). Doublet of chavelha, cravelha, and cavilha.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ikulɐ
- Hyphenation: cla‧ví‧cu‧la
Noun
clavícula f (plural clavículas)
- collarbone, clavicle
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin clavicula (“small key”), diminutive of clāvis (“key”). Compare the doublets clavija, lavija, and llavija.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klaˈbikula/
- Rhymes: -ikula
- Syllabification: cla‧ví‧cu‧la
Noun
clavícula f (plural clavículas)
- collarbone, clavicle
Further reading