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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative letter-case form of Cava, a Catalan white sparkling wine. alt-of, uncountable
2. 2
   Ellipsis of vena cava. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
3. 3
   plural of cavum form-of, plural
4. 4
   Alternative form of kava. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
5. 5
   A Spanish white sparkling wine made using the méthode champenoise. uncountable

   "When the deal went through Natalie bought a bottle of Cava to celebrate."

Synonyms

All synonyms

champagneprosecco

Example

More examples

"When the deal went through Natalie bought a bottle of Cava to celebrate."

Etymology

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of vena cava.

Etymology 3

From Catalan cava (literally “wine cellar”).

Related phrases

méthode champenoisesparkling winevena cava

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