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cavan

/ˈkæ.vən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
ca-van
IPA
/ˈkæ.vən/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels.

noun

A unit of dry capacity equivalent to one and a half times or twice the Manila cavan.

noun

A sackful equivalent to 50 kilograms.

Dated

name

A county of Ireland.

name

The county town of County Cavan, Ireland (Irish grid ref H 4104).

name

A locality in the Yass Valley council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

name

A northern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Salisbury, South Australia.

name

A commune in Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France.

Etymology

From Spanish caván, from Tagalog kaban as "Manila cavan", via Cebuano as the "provincial cavan".

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: caván, kaban, -, Ó Caomháin, Cavan

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkæ.vən/
  • British English: /ˈkæ.vən/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

cavans (plural)

Rhymes With

haven raven craven shaven maven smooth-shaven unshaven graven lavan caven laven sarajevan

Questions

How do you pronounce cavan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæ.vən/.
What does cavan mean?
A unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels.
Where does cavan come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce cavan

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