llave

From Latin clāvis, clāvem (“key”).

llave f (plural llaves)

1. key

From Latin clāvis (“key”), from Proto-Italic *klāwis, of ultimately Proto-Indo-European origin.

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈʎabe/, [ˈʎaβe]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈɟ͡ʝabe/, [ˈɟ͡ʝaβe]

llave f (plural llaves)

1. key (to open doors)
2. key (of musical instrument)
3. key (in heraldry)
4. spanner, wrench
5. faucet, tap, water tap, spigot
6. curly bracket ({ and })
7. switch (a device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow)
8. (wrestling) hold (position or grip used to control the opponent)
9. (uncountable) A game where a small metal disc is thrown at a small metal structure

• (faucet, tap): grifo, canilla, paja, pluma
• (switch): interruptor

• llavero m
• llave de paso f