čavao

From Italian chiavello, from Latin clavis.

čȁvao m (Cyrillic spelling ча̏вао)

1. (Croatia) nail (metal fastener)

   Zakucao je dva-tri čavla da jače drži ― He nailed two or three nails so that it would hold more firmly.

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• (Bosnian, Serbian) èkser
• (Chakavian, Montenegrin) brokva