caván

Spanish

Alternative forms

caban

Etymology

From Tagalog kaban. Also from Cebuano kaban.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈban/ [kaˈβ̞ãn]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: ca‧ván

Noun

caván m (plural cavanes)

(Philippines, historical, chiefly Manila) a cavan; a unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels
a unit of dry capacity equivalent to one and a half times or twice the Manila cavan

Descendants

→ English: cavan

Further reading

“caván”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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