I. clave
Etymology: Middle English, variant of clove, past of cleven to cleave (split) and of clevede, past of clevien to cleave (stick)
past of cleave I
archaic past of cleave II
II. cla·ve ˈklä(ˌ)vā noun
( -s )
Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, keystone, clef, from Latin clavis key — more at clavicle
: one of a pair of small cylindrical wooden sticks used as percussion instruments by being struck together while held in cupped hands (as in accompaniment to the rumba) — usually used in plural