clove en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /kləʊv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kloʊv/ (General-American)
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Etymology
From Middle English clove, an alteration of earlier clowe, borrowed from the first component of Old French clou (de girofle) (modern French clou de girofle), from Latin clāvus (“nail”) for its shape. Also see clāva (“knotty branch, club”). Doublet of clou and clavus.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
- (countable) A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice.
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(countable) An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.
By a statute of 9 Hen. VI. it was ordained that the wey of cheese should contain 32 cloves of 7 lbs. each, i.e. 224 lbs., or 2 cwts.
1866, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 1, page 169:Seven pounds make a clove, 2 cloves a stone, 2 stone a tod, 6+¹⁄₂ tods a wey, 2 weys a sack, 12 sacks a last. The 'Pathway' points out the etymology of the word cloves; it calls them ' claves or nails.' It is to be observed here that a sack is 13 tods, and a tod 28 pounds, so that the sack is 364 pounds.
1843, The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, volume 27, page 202:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cloves | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cloveroot · clove camphor · clove gillyflower · cloveless · clove gilliflower · clove lilli pilli · clove pink · clovewort · clovetree · cloved
Relateds
Translations (143)
frr Naageltji (spice) · da kryddernellike (spice) · it chiodo di garofano (spice) · pt cravo-da-índia (spice) · az mixək (spice) · cmn 雞舌香 /鸡舌香 (Syzygium aromaticum) · kbd къэрмэфибл (spice) · pt cravinho (spice) · nn nellik (spice) · sh каранфилић (spice) · es clavero (Syzygium aromaticum) · pt cravo (spice) · ca clavell d'espècia (spice) · cy clofsen (spice) · cs hřebíček (spice) · ota قرنفل (spice) · ms bunga cengkih (spice) · gl cravo (spice) · nrf cllaou d'girouflle (spice) · sh karanfilić (spice) · hi लवंग (Syzygium aromaticum) · my လေးညှင်း (Syzygium aromaticum) · dv ކަރަންފޫ (spice) · fr clou de girofle (spice) · ru гвозди́чное де́рево (Syzygium aromaticum) · mk каранфилче (spice) · mt qronfol (spice) · id cengkih (spice) · ja 丁子 (spice) · hi लौंग (Syzygium aromaticum) · ga clóbh (spice) · sw mkarafuu (Syzygium aromaticum) · ml ഗ്രാമ്പു (spice) · ja クローブ (spice) · ht jiwòf (spice) · ja 丁子 (Syzygium aromaticum) · fi neilikka (spice) · sl nageljnova žbica (spice) · cmn 丁子香 (Syzygium aromaticum) · te లవంగము (spice) · he צִפֹּרֶן (spice) · kmr qernefîl (spice) · nl kruidnagel (spice) · bo ལི་ཤི། (spice) · es clavillo (spice) · ba ҡәләмфер (spice) · tl kalabumpako (spice) · da nellike (spice) · hy մեխակ (spice) · lb Neelcheskapp (spice) · tvo gomode (spice) · sw karafuu (spice) · ca clavell (spice) · vi đinh hương (spice) · my လေးညှင်းပွင့် (spice) · eo kariofilo (spice) · sa लवंग (spice) · tl klabos (spice) · ar قَرَنْفُل (spice) · sh klinčić (spice) · hi लौंग (spice) · es girofle (Syzygium aromaticum) · ru гвозди́ка (spice) · ko 정향나무 (spice) · cmn 丁香 (spice) · sq karafil (spice) · stq Stäietnägelke (spice) · hy մեխակածառ (Syzygium aromaticum) · min cangkeh (spice) · arz قرنفل (spice) · mi korohe (spice) · ps لونګ (spice) · ckb مێخەک (spice) · vls kruudnoagel (spice) · am ቅርንፉድ (spice) · zdj karanfu (spice) · as লং (spice) · bg карамфил (spice) · es clavo (spice) · lo ກ້ານພູ (spice) · ca clau d'espècia (spice) · kn ಲವಂಗ (spice) · ja 丁字 (spice) · ta கிராம்பு (spice) · yue 丁香 (spice) · de Gewürznelke (spice) · es jirofle (spice) · cy clowsen (spice) · tr karanfil (spice) · hu szegfűszeg (spice) · acw قُرُنْفُل (spice) · es girofle (spice) · pl drzewo goździkowe (Syzygium aromaticum) · tft bualawa (spice) · es jirofle (Syzygium aromaticum) · cy clof (spice) · jv ꦕꦼꦁꦏꦺꦃ (spice) · bn লবঙ্গ (spice) · pl goździk (spice) · mg jirofo (spice) · th กานพลู (spice) · sl klinček (spice) · hi लवंग (spice) · gu લવિંગ (spice) · nb nellik (spice) · grc καρυόφυλλον (spice) · ro cuișoare (spice) · frr Naagelknop (spice) · is negull (spice) · or ଲବଙ୍ଗ (spice) · ne ल्वाङ (spice) · so dhaga yare (spice) · sv kryddnejlika (spice) · om qurunfudii (spice) · su ᮎᮨᮀᮊᮦᮂ (spice) · pl goździkowiec korzenny (Syzygium aromaticum) · ms cengkih (spice) · es clavo de olor (spice) · af naeltjie (spice) · eu iltzea (spice) · mr लवंग (spice) · ml കരയാമ്പൂ (spice) · fa قرنفل (spice) · ja チョウジ (Syzygium aromaticum) · nci Caxtīllān chīlli (spice) · el γαρύφαλλο (spice) · kmr mêxek (spice) · uk гвозди́ка (spice) · km ក្លាំពូ (spice) · ja チョウジノキ (Syzygium aromaticum) · wo djirofe (spice) · nrf cllou de girouflle (spice) · yi נעגעלע (spice) · et nelk (spice) · pt girofle (spice) · ary قرنفل (spice) · nrf cliou d'giroufl'ye (spice) · fi mausteneilikka (spice) · sh клинчић (spice) · mky odai (spice) · lv krustnagliņa (spice) · fy krûdnagel (spice) · oc clavèl de giròfle (spice)