different between calva vs cava

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kælv?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?lv?/

Etymology 1

From Latin calva (“the scalp”).

Noun

calva (plural calvae)

1. (anatomy) the calvaria; the dome or roof of the skull

Further reading

• Calvaria (skull) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

A shortened form of calvados.

Noun

calva (countable and uncountable, plural calvas)

1. calvados, an apple brandy made in France, or a glass of this brandy

Further reading

• Calvados (brandy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• caval, clava

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kal.va/
• Homophone: calvas

Noun

calva m (plural calvas)

1. calva; calvados

Further reading

• “calva” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Adjective

calva

1. feminine singular of calvo

Noun

calva f (plural calve)

1. female equivalent of calvo (“bald man”)

Anagrams

• clava

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?kal.u?a/, [?kä??u?ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?kal.va/, [?k?lv?]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *kalow?, from Proto-Indo-European *kl?H-.

Noun

calva f (genitive calvae); first declension

1. the bald scalp of the head
2. skull

Declension

First-declension noun.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

calva

1. nominative/vocative feminine singular of calvus
2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of calvus

Adjective

calv?

1. ablative feminine singular of calvus

References

• calva in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• calva in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• calva in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• calva in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Portuguese

Adjective

calva

1. feminine singular of calvo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kalba/, [?kal.??a]

Adjective

calva

1. feminine singular of calvo

Noun

calva f (plural calvas)

1. bald patch (area of baldness)
2. an area on a hide or fabric from which the hair or pill has worn out
3. clearing (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees)
4. a traditional shepherds’ sport played in parts of Spain, the object of which is to knock down a partially supported horn or piece of wood (the calva) by throwing stones at it. In a modern version the stones have been substituted with metal cylinders (the marro) and horns are no longer used as targets
5. the wooden target used in the game of calva

Further reading

• calva on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology 1

Noun

cava (uncountable)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Cava, a Catalan white sparkling wine

Etymology 2

Noun

cava (plural cavae or cavas)

1. (anatomy) The vena cava.

Etymology 3

Noun

cava

1. plural of cavum

Anagrams

• AACV, Vaca, vaca

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin cavus (“hollow, concave”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?ka.v?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?ka.b?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?ka.va/

Noun

cava f (plural caves)

1. wine cellar
2. cigar box

Noun

cava m (plural caves)

1. cava (wine)

Further reading

• “cava” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “cava” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “cava” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “cava” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Fijian

Pronoun

cava

1. what

Italian

Etymology 1

Adjective

cava f sg

1. feminine singular of cavo

Etymology 2

From Late Latin cava, substantivized from Latin cava, the feminine of the adjective cavus.

Noun

cava f (plural cave)

1. quarry, mine

Etymology 3

Verb

cava

1. third-person singular present of cavare
2. second-person singular imperative of cavare

Anagrams

• vaca

Latin

Adjective

cava

1. nominative feminine singular of cavus
2. nominative neuter plural of cavus
3. accusative neuter plural of cavus
4. vocative feminine singular of cavus
5. vocative neuter plural of cavus

Adjective

cav?

1. ablative feminine singular of cavus

Verb

cav?

1. second-person singular present active imperative of cav?

References

• cava in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Occitan

Noun

cava f (plural cavas)

1. cellar

Further reading

• Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, ?ISBN, page 44.

Portuguese

Etymology

Either derived regressively from cavar, or from Late Latin cava, substantivized from Latin cava, the feminine of the adjective cavus.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil, Portugal) IPA^(key): /?ka.v?/
• Rhymes: -av?

Noun

cava f (plural cavas)

1. armhole (hole for the arm in clothing)
2. pit (hole dug in the ground)

   Synonyms: vala, buraco, cavouco

3. Short for veia cava (“large vein”).

Verb

cava

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of cavar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of cavar

Adjective

cava

1. feminine singular of cavo

Spanish

Etymology 1

Derived regressively from the verb cavar.

Noun

cava f (plural cavas)

1. dig

Etymology 2

From Late Latin cava, substantivized from Latin cava, the feminine of the adjective cavus.

Noun

cava f (plural cavas)

1. cave or cellar where certain kinds of wines are processed
2. in a palace, a dependency where the water and wine drunk by royalty is looked after

Noun

cava m (plural cavas)

1. sparkling wine

Related terms

• cavar
• caverna
• cavo
• cueva

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

cava

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of cavar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of cavar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of cavar.

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

cava

1. feminine singular of cavo

Anagrams

• vaca