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Spanish
Etymology
From Tagalog kaban. Also from Cebuano kaban.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈban/
- 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
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