English

Noun

Cava ‎(uncountable)

1. A Spanish white sparkling wine made using the méthode champenoise.

English

Noun

cava

1. plural of cavum

Noun

cava ‎(uncountable)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Cava, a Spanish white sparkling wine

Fijian

Pronoun

cava

1. what

Italian

Adjective

cava f sg

1. feminine singular of cavo

Etymology 2

From Late Latin cava, substantivized from Latin cava, the feminine of the adjective cavus.

Noun

cava f ‎(plural cave)

1. quarry, mine

Verb

cava

1. third-person singular present of cavare
2. second-person singular imperative of cavare

Anagrams

• vaca

Latin

Adjective

cava

1. nominative feminine singular of cavus
2. nominative neuter plural of cavus
3. accusative neuter plural of cavus
4. vocative feminine singular of cavus
5. vocative neuter plural of cavus

cavā

1. ablative feminine singular of cavus

Verb

cavā

1. first-person singular present active imperative of cavō

References

• CAVA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil, Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈka.vɐ/
• Rhymes: -avɐ

Etymology

Either derived regressively from cavar, or from Late Latin cava, substantivized from Latin cava, the feminine of the adjective cavus.

Noun

cava f (plural cavas)

1. armhole (hole for the arm in clothing)
2. pit (hole dug in the ground)
3. Short for veia cava.

Synonyms

• (pit): vala, buraco, cavouco

Verb

cava

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of cavar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of cavar

Adjective

cava f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective cavo.

Spanish

Etymology 1

Derived regressively from the verb cavar.

Noun

cava f ‎(plural cavas)

1. dig

Etymology 2

From Late Latin cava, substantivized from Latin cava, the feminine of the adjective cavus.

Noun

cava f ‎(plural cavas)

1. cave or cellar where certain kinds of wines are processed
2. in a palace, a dependency where the water and wine drunk by royalty is looked after
3. sparkling wine

Related terms

• cavar
• caverna
• cavo
• cueva

Etymology 3

Verb form.

Verb

cava

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of cavar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of cavar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of cavar.