cavan means A unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels.
cavan is pronounced /ˈkævn̩/.
Etymology
From Spanish caván, from Tagalog kaban as "Manila cavan", via Cebuano as the "provincial cavan".
noun
- A unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels.
- A unit of dry capacity equivalent to one and a half times or twice the Manila cavan.
- A sackful equivalent to 50 kilograms.
name
- A county of Ireland.
- The county town of County Cavan, Ireland (Irish grid ref H 4104).
- A locality in the Yass Valley council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A northern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Salisbury, South Australia.
- A commune in Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France.
- A surname.