cravo

Portuguese

/ˈkɾa.vu/, /ˈkɾa.vo/

noun
Definitions
  • horseshoe nail
  • a type of nail used to crucify people
  • (botany) carnation a flower, m
  • (botany) clove a tree, Syzygium aromaticum, syn. taxlink
  • (cooking) unexpanded bud of the clove tree, used as spice
  • pimple inflamed spot on the skin
  • (dermatology) clavus; corn callous growth on the foot

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese cravo (nail) inherited from Latin clāvus (nail, a nail, pin) inherited from Proto-Italic *klāwos derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w-, *kleh₂u- (nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors, key, hook).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kleh₂w-, *kleh₂u-

Gloss

nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors, key, hook

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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