llave
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin clāvis (“key”), from Proto-Italic *klāwis, of ultimately Proto-Indo-European origin. Doublet of clave. Cognate with English clef.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈʝabe/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa.β̞e]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈʎabe/ [ˈʎa.β̞e]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃabe/ [ˈʃa.β̞e]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒabe/ [ˈʒa.β̞e]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -abe
- Syllabification: lla‧ve
Noun
llave f (plural llaves)
- key (to open doors)
- key (of musical instrument)
- key (in heraldry)
- spanner, wrench
- faucet, tap, water tap, spigot
- curly bracket ({ and })
- switch (a device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow)
- Synonym: interruptor
- (wrestling) hold (position or grip used to control the opponent)
- (uncountable) a game where a small metal disc is thrown at a small metal structure
Derived terms
- agarrar llave
- ama de llaves
- bajo llave
- capitán de llaves
- corneta de llaves
- debajo de llave
- debajo de siete llaves
- doblar la llave
- echar la llave
- falsear la llave
- Lallave
- llave ajustable
- llave Allen
- llave allen
- llave de chispa
- llave de cierre
- llave de contacto
- llave de entrada
- llave de la mano
- llave de la vida
- llave de loba
- llave de paso
- llave de tuerca
- llave en mano
- llave fija
- llave francesa
- llave grifa
- llave inglesa
- llave maestra
- llave maya
- llave stillson
- llave stilson
- llave sueca
- llavero
- llaves de la Iglesia
- torcer la llave
Further reading
- “llave”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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