esclava

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Noun

esclava f (plural esclaves)

1. female equivalent of esclau (“slave”)
2. bracelet

   Synonyms: braçalet, polsera

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈklaba/ [esˈkla.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -aba
• Syllabification: es‧cla‧va

Noun

esclava f (plural esclavas)

1. female equivalent of esclavo: female slave
2. bangle

Derived terms

• esclava blanca

Related terms

• esclavizar
• esclavo

Descendants

• → Belizean Creole: eksklaava

Further reading

• “esclavo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025