clavilla

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *clāvicla, from Latin clāvicula (“bolt”). Doublet of clavícula, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [kləˈβi.ʎə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kləˈvi.ʎə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [klaˈvi.ʎa]

Noun

clavilla f (plural clavilles)

peg (cylindrical wooden or metal object used as a bearing between two objects)
plug (a pronged connecting tube that fits into a matching socket)

Related terms

clau

Further reading

“clavilla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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