cavan

From Spanish caván, from Tagalog kaban as "Manila cavan", via Cebuano as the "provincial cavan".

cavan (plural cavans)

1. (Philippines, historical, chiefly Manila) 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.
3. (Philippines, dated) A sackful equivalent to 50 kilograms.

From Persian جوان‎ (“javân”).

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑˈvɑn], [d͡zɑˈvɑn]
• Hyphenation: ca‧van

cavan (comparative daha cavan, superlative ən cavan)

1. young (of people)

   cavan oğlan ― a young boy

   Synonym: gənc

   Antonyms: yaşlı, qoca

• cavanlıq (“youth”)

cavan

1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of cavar.
2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present indicative form of cavar.

cavan

1. A unit of mass equal to fifty kilograms.