caván

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Tagalog kaban. Also from Cebuano kaban. See also Japanese 鞄(かばん) (kaban, “bag”), Hokkien 合萬 / 合万 (kap-bān, “cashbox; till”), Teochew 合萬 / 合万 (kap buāng, “safebox”), Cantonese 夾萬 / 夹万 (gaap3 maan6, “safebox”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈban/ [kaˈβ̞ãn]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ca‧ván

Noun

caván m (plural cavanes)

  1. (Philippines, historical, chiefly Manila) a cavan; a unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels
  2. a unit of dry capacity equivalent to one and a half times or twice the Manila cavan

Descendants

  • → English: cavan
  • → Chamorro: kabån

Further reading

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