cava

noun

ca·​va ˈkä-və How to pronounce cava (audio)
variants or Cava
plural cavas or Cavas
: a sparkling wine produced in Catalonia
Offer one bubbly, be it Cava, Champagne or Prosecco …Mike DeSimone et al.
Spanish cava makers are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the bubbly this year …Al Goodman

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Meanwhile, the wine pairing is a Mediterranean voyage—think sparkling cava and golden nectar from Samos. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 Champagne glasses or Champagne flutes cater to any bubbly sparkling wine, including prosecco from Italy or cava from Spain. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2026 Cava will test and pilot its tech for a second makeline to serve digital and takeout orders in the back of its kitchen in the future. Kate Rogers, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025 As day turns to night, the Barceloneta waterfront stays blissfully unhurried, with room on the sand and cava in hand. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cava

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Catalan, short for vi de cava, literally, "wine from (a) cave" (referring to the vaults where the wine was stored for secondary fermentation)

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cava was in 1978

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“Cava.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cava. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

Medical Definition

cava

1 of 2 noun
caval adjective

cava

2 of 2

plural of cavum

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