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): (Valencia) [klaˈvi.ʎa]

Noun

clavilla f (plural clavilles)

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

Related terms

• clau

Further reading

• “clavilla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007