clavar

/klaˈbaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to nail, to pin, to stick

🔨📌 clavo = nail, so clavar = to nail; both come from Latin clavus

Spanish often makes a verb by adding -ar to a noun: clavo (nail) becomes clavar (to drive a nail). It also means to pin or stick something in. For example, clavar un póster means to pin up a poster.

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