clavel

clavel

See also: Clavel and clavèl

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan clavell, related to clau (“key”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klaˈbel/ [klaˈβ̞el]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: cla‧vel

Noun

clavel m (plural claveles)

1. carnation (plant)
2. carnation (flower)

Further reading

• “clavel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014