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sacarse el clavo

Spanish, verb/saˌkaɾse el ˈklabo/

sacarse el clavo is a Spanish verb meaning “to scratch an itch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does sacarse el clavo mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to scratch an itch

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of sacarse el clavo

  • me saco el clavo first-person present singular
  • me saqué el clavo first-person preterite singular
  • sacado el clavo participle past

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce sacarse el clavo?

  • /saˌkaɾse el ˈklabo/
  • [saˌkaɾ.se el ˈkla.β̞o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.