Cava

[ kah-vuh ]

/ ˈkɑ və /

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noun

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

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Other definitions for Cava (2 of 2)

ça va

[ sa-va ]

/ sa ˈva /

adverb French.

all right; fine.

Origin of ça va

Literally, “that goes”

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How to use Cava in a sentence

In 1972, I was assigned by a magazine to write a story on Cava.
What Women Drink|Sophie Menin|August 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Also on my “must” list: BLT Steak, DC Coast, Oval Room and Cava.
Fresh Picks|Robert Irvine|January 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Like the French Crémants, Cava is made using the traditional Champagne method.
Beyond Champagne|Sophie Menin|December 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Maccabeo provides Cava with its body; Xarel-lo lends notes of earth; and Parellada imparts a touch of ripe apples.
Beyond Champagne|Sophie Menin|December 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Try drinking it via a porrón, a glass pitcher traditionally used with the Spanish sparkler cava.
Holiday Wine Secrets|Mark Oldman|December 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
By this passage it is taken into the right auricle, along with the impure blood of the vena cava.
The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick
Ligature of the inferior vena cava above the diaphragm also leads to a large increase in the flow of duct lymph.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2|Various
They therefore do not act like sieves, filtering fluid sent to them by the vena cava, and themselves contributing no force.
On the Natural Faculties|Galen
Eodem tempore tactu sentitur pulsus Arteriae quasi attrahitur vena cava.
Harvey's Views on the Use of the Circulation of the Blood|John G. Curtis
It is moreover inconsistent to suppose regions called κοιλα, or cava, to have been denominated from Sama, high.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.|Jacob Bryant

British Dictionary definitions for Cava

cava

/ (ˈkɑːvə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for cava

from Spanish

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