caván

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Tagalog kaban. Also from Cebuano kaban.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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caván m (plural cavanes)

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

Descendants

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  • English: cavan

Further reading

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