valva
Spanish, noun/ˈbalba/
valva is spelled V-A-L-V-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 128,005th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Valva is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “valve” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cada una de las dos o más partes de la cáscara de un fruto, que encierran a las semillas; como en las…”.
What does valva mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevalve
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cada una de las dos o más partes de la cáscara de un fruto, que encierran a las semillas; como en las legumbres. 2. Cada una de las piezas duras y movibles que constituyen la concha un molusco.
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 valva
- valvas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce valva?
- /ˈbalba/
- [ˈbal.β̞a]
- [ˈbalβ̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is valva in Spanish?
valva appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).