clave 1 (kl v)v. Archaic A past tense of cleave1. |
| clave 2 (klv) v. Archaic A past tense of cleave2. |
cla·ve 3 (klä v)n. 1. A cylindrical hardwood stick used in a pair as a percussion instrument. 2. A syncopated two-bar musical pattern. [American Spanish, from Spanish, keystone, from Latin cl vis, key.] |
clave1
n
(Music / 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
[from American Spanish, from Latin clavis key]
clave2
vb
Archaic a past tense of cleave
clave3
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology a clublike thickening at the upper end of an organ, esp of the antenna of an insect
[from Latin clāva club]
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