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▪ I. cava
var. of kava, an intoxicating drink used in Polynesia.
▪ II. ‖ cava Phys.
Short for vena cava.
[1681tr. Willis' Rem. Med. Wks. Voc., Cava vena, the great liver-vein going thorow the body.] 1809Med. Jrnl. XXI. 270 The ascending and descending cava gorged with blood. 1866Huxley Phys. ii. (1869) 57 Will reach the right auricle by the superior cava.
▪ III. cava, n.2
Brit. |ˈkɑːvə|, U.S. |ˈkɑvə|
Also with capital initial.[Plural unchanged] -s
[‹ Spanish cava (1970 in this sense), spec. use of cava cellar > n.1).]
A sparkling wine from north-east Spain, esp. Catalonia, made using an adaptation of the method used to make champagne.
1978Times 21 Nov. 13/6 (advt.) Freixenet. The Premier ‘Cava’ Wines of Spain. 1986House & Garden July 126/1 All-important in cava production are the three constituent indigenous white grapes. 1994Oxf. Compan. Wine 106/2 The term Cava was adopted by the Spanish in 1970 when they agreed to abandon the use of the potentially misleading term Champaña. The word originates in Catalonia, which produces most but not all Cava. 2000I. Rankin Beggars Banquet (2002) 304 Most of the guests had already gathered and were enjoying glasses of cava. Rebus asked in vain for a beer. |