clave


clave 1

C0393300 (klāv)v. Archaic A past tense of cleave1.

clave 2

C0393300 (klāv)v. Archaic A past tense of cleave2.

cla·ve 3

C0393450 (klä′vā)n.1. One of a pair of cylindrical hardwood sticks beaten together as a percussion instrument.2. A syncopated two-bar musical pattern.
[American Spanish, from Spanish, keystone, from Latin clāvis, key.]

clave

(kleɪv; klɑːv) n (Instruments) music one of a pair of hardwood sticks struck together to make a hollow sound, esp to mark the beat of Latin-American dance music[C20: from American Spanish, from Latin clavis key]

clave

(kleɪv) vbarchaic a past tense of cleave1

clave

(kleɪv) n (Zoology) zoology a clublike thickening at the upper end of an organ, esp of the antenna of an insect[C19: from Latin clāva club]

clave1

(kleɪv)

v. Archaic. pt. of cleave 1.

cla•ve2

(ˈklɑ veɪ)

n. one of a pair of hand-held wooden sticks or blocks that are struck together to accompany music and dancing. [1925–30; American Spanish, Sp: keystone < Latin clāvis key]