clove

• Sustantivo que designa el capullo floral seco usado como especia, cada una de las partes que componen una cabeza de ajo, o el árbol del que se obtiene esta especia.

A noun referring to a dried flower bud used as a spice, a segment of a garlic bulb, or the tree that produces the spice.

1. Aromatic spiceB1formalculinary

   The dried, unopened flower bud of the clove tree, used as a spice in cooking and baking.

   Clavo de olor

   • She added a clove of garlic and a whole clove to the stew.
   • Clove is a key ingredient in many pumpkin spice blends.
   • The recipe calls for a teaspoon of ground clove.

2. Garlic segmentA2formalculinary

   One of the small, separable segments that make up a bulb of garlic.

   Diente de ajo

   • Crush two cloves of garlic for the sauce.
   • The recipe requires three cloves of garlic, minced.
   • He peeled a clove of garlic and sliced it thinly.

3. Clove treeB2formalscientific

   A tropical evergreen tree (Syzygium aromaticum) that produces the clove spice.

   Clavero

   • Clove trees are native to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia.
   • The clove tree can grow up to 12 meters tall.
   • Farmers harvest clove buds by hand before they open.

• Verbo con dos significados opuestos: partir o dividir algo, o bien mantenerse firme y lealmente unido a algo o alguien.

A verb with two opposite meanings: to split or sever something, or to adhere firmly and loyally to something or someone.

verbo irregular

1. Split or divideB2formal

   To split or separate something, especially with a sharp tool or force.

   Hender o partir

   • The lumberjack cleaved the log with a single stroke of his axe.
   • The lightning bolt cleaved the ancient oak tree in two.
   • The chef cleaved the chicken breast neatly down the middle.

   Sinónimoscutdividehewpartrendseparateseverslicesplitsunder

   Antónimosattachconnectjoinunite

2. Create by cuttingB2formal

   To make a path or opening by cutting through something.

   Abrir cortando

   • The ship's bow cleaved a path through the icy waters.
   • The explorer cleaved a tunnel through the dense jungle.
   • The plow cleaved a furrow in the field.

   Sinónimoscuthewslicesplit

3. Adhere or clingB2formal

   To stick firmly to something or someone; to remain loyal or attached.

   Adherirse o apegarse

   • The barnacles cleaved to the hull of the ship.
   • She cleaved to her principles despite the pressure.
   • The child cleaved to his mother's hand in the crowded market.

   Sinónimosadhereattachclingcoherehold faststick

   Antónimosdetachdisconnectdisjoinpartseparate