caván

Spanish

Etymology

From Tagalog kaban. Also from Cebuano kaban.

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
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