clova

• esclova

From Gaulish cnoua (“nut”); akin to Welsh cnau, Irish cnó.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈklɔ.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈklɔ.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈklɔ.va]

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clova f (plural cloves)

1. shell

   Synonyms: closca, clofolla

2. valve
3. (cork industry) woody, outer part of a cork

• “clova” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “clova”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “clova”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007