clava
Portuguese, noun/ˈkla.vɐ/
clava is spelled C-L-A-V-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 72,332nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Clava is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “club (weapon)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “maça”.
What does clava mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineclub (weapon)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. maça 2. borduna 3. tacape 4. pedaço de pau usado como arma
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of clava
- clavas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce clava?
- Brazil /ˈkla.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈkla.vɐ/
- Portugal /ˈkla.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to clava
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is clava in Portuguese?
clava appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).