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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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Champagne, Cava or Crémant are all excellent choices, their bright acidity making them particularly agreeable partners for creamy chowders and hearty stews.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Late last year, CNN’s Jordan Valinsky noted that Cava, Chipotle and Sweetgreen — “the big three slop slingers” — were all reporting softer business among younger customers, particularly those between 25 and 35.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Perpendicular to that, there’s a lunchtime slop-bowl corridor, offering Just Salad, Dig, Cava, and Sweetgreen in one neat little row.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

Cava Group is no exception, but the Mediterranean fast-casual chain bounced back quickly thanks to its varied menu and a food-safety advisory council aimed at protecting its customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The large Vessels are the Aorta or great Artery, and the Vena Cava together with the Pulmonary Artery and Vein.

From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Charles Gabriel Le Clerc

In the shadow of the EU Parliament in Brussels, under a grand white tent filling a museum garden, hundreds of lobbyists, officials and lawmakers hobnob as the cava flows.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2023

Raventós i Blanc is a cava producer that is expanding the realm of Spanish bubbly in search of higher quality with specialty wines not made according to the cava standards.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2022

Was it possible that the extra blood that was supposed to go from the legs to the brain when the man stood up didn’t get there fast enough because of the narrowed vena cava?

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2022

The branches unite into larger and larger vessels and finally flow into one main vein, the vena cava.

From Health Lessons Book 1 by Alvin Davison

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