llavija

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *clavicla, from Latin clavicula. Doublet of clavícula.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ʝaˈbixa/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈβ̞i.xa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ʝaˈbixa/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈβ̞i.xa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ʎaˈbixa/ [ʎaˈβ̞i.xa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃaˈbixa/ [ʃaˈβ̞i.xa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒaˈbixa/ [ʒaˈβ̞i.xa]

Noun

llavija f (plural llavijas)

1. (regional) Alternative form of clavija

Related terms

• llave