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    Cava
    noun
    a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
  • cava
    cava
    noun
    a Spanish sparkling wine produced by a method similar to that used for champagne

Cava

American  
[kah-vuh] / ˈkɑ və /

noun

  1. (often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.


cava British  
/ ˈkɑːvə /

noun

  1. a Spanish sparkling wine produced by a method similar to that used for champagne

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cava

from Spanish

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Cava, despite the broader company’s stock decline, was still packed with salad-hungry customers; so were Naya and Dig Inn.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

In an opinion column for the Miami Herald, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the move would be “catastrophic” and a “wholesale dismantling of the property tax system.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

Cava Group jumped 4.7% after the Mediterranean fast-casual food chain beat analysts’ expectations for first-quarter earnings and revenue.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

Cava also increased its fiscal-year profit guidance, projecting adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $181 million to $191 million, compared with a prior range of $176 million to $184 million.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

When Roderic heard these words he trembled exceedingly, for greatly had he loved Cava.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis

Top with cava or sparkling wine and drop a star anise on top.

From Salon Dec. 28, 2023

I prefer the driest, least sweet, styles of cava with my favorite being “Brut Nature” with 0-3 grams/liter of residual sugar.

From Salon Dec. 28, 2023

Next Parkhurst inserted tiny balloons that he inflated to reopen the threadlike stream through the narrowed vena cava.

From New York Times Nov. 30, 2022

Sparkling wine has been produced in Rioja for more than a century, generally designated as cava instead of the regional name.

From Washington Post Nov. 25, 2022

The veins emptying into the auricles are not capable of closure, but the posterior vena cava has an imperfect valve at its aperture.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

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