clavo
/ˈklabo/ · B1 · noun · m
nail
🔨 clavo ≈ clove: both come from Latin clavus, nail. A clove is nail-shaped
Latin clavus meant nail. English clove comes from French clou de girofle, literally nail of spice, because the dried bud has a head and a spike. A callus is also called a clavo because it is a small hard lump. Saying: dar en el clavo means to hit the nail on the head.