clavetear
Spanish, verb/klabeteˈaɾ/
clavetear is spelled C-L-A-V-E-T-E-A-R (9 letters). Clavetear is a Spanish verb meaning “to nail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Guarnecer o adornar con clavos de oro, plata u otro metal alguna cosa, por ej. una caja, puerta, etc”.
What does clavetear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to nail
- 2
to stud (to add a stud to)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Guarnecer o adornar con clavos de oro, plata u otro metal alguna cosa, por ej. una caja, puerta, etc. 2. Poner herretes a cordones, agujetas, cintas, etc. 3. Tratándose de negocios, expedientes, etc., disponerlos o terminarlos de la manera más segura y completa. 4. Asegurar algo usando clavos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of clavetear
- claveteo first-person present singular
- claveteé first-person preterite singular
- claveteado participle past
- claveteando gerund
- claveteada feminine participle past
- claveteados masculine participle past
- claveteadas feminine participle past
- claveteas indicative informal present
- claveteás indicative informal present
- clavetea indicative present singular
- claveteamos first-person indicative plural
- claveteáis indicative plural present
- clavetean indicative plural present
- claveteaba first-person imperfect indicative
- claveteabas imperfect indicative second-person
- claveteábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- claveteabais imperfect indicative plural
- claveteaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce clavetear?
- /klabeteˈaɾ/
- [kla.β̞e.t̪eˈaɾ]
- [klaβ̞et̪eˈaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.