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cava

/ˈkɑː.və/US/ˈkɑv.ə/

cava is the alternative letter-case form of Cava.

cava is the ellipsis of vena cava.

cava is the plural of cavum.

cava is the alternative form of kava.

Meaning of vena cava

Noun

vena cava (plural venae cavae or vena cavas)

  1. Either of the two large veins that take oxygen depleted blood, from the upper body and from the lower body, and return it to the right atrium of the heart.

Meaning of cavum

Noun

cavum (plural cava)

  1. The lower part of the concha of the ear adjoining the origin of the helix.
  2. The nasal cavity.
  3. A fallstreak hole.

Noun capitalized: Cava

Cava (uncountable)

  1. A Spanish white sparkling wine made using the méthode champenoise.
    • When the deal went through Natalie bought a bottle of Cava to celebrate.2012, Zadie Smith, NW, London: Penguin Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 246
    • Though it’s no longer open, a London restaurant, Bubbledogs, specialized in American hot dogs with Champagne from small producers. Other sparkling wines like cava, crémant and sparkling riesling would be delicious, too.2022 July 21, Eric Kim, “Welcome to Chicago, Hot Dog Town, U.S.A.”, in The New York Times

Synonyms of cava

Forms of cava

pluralcavae
pluralcavas
alternative formcava

Origin of cava

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Ellipsis of vena cava.

From Catalan cava (literally “wine cellar”).

Words formed from cava

Phrases with cava

Words that rhyme with cava

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Questions about cava

What does cava mean?
Cava means a Spanish white sparkling wine made using the méthode champenoise.
What is cava the alternative letter-case form of?
Cava is the alternative letter-case form of Cava.
What part of speech is cava?
Cava is a noun.
How do you pronounce cava?
Cava is pronounced /ˈkɑː.və/.
What is the plural of cava?
The plural of cava is cavae.

Words near cava in the dictionary

  1. cauzy
  2. Caué
  3. cav
  4. Cav and Pag
  5. cav.
  6. cava
  7. Cavachon
  8. Cavachons
  9. Cavadinești
  10. cavae
  11. cavaedia

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: cava (page history and authors); Cava (page history and authors); vena cava (page history and authors); cavum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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