cava

noun

ca·​va ˈkä-və 

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

Examples of cava in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cava’s newest restaurants are operating at roughly 100% productivity, Tolivar told me, suggesting the company has room to expand into new markets without sacrificing sales performance. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

Cava posted revenue of $356 million, while analysts expected the number to be $359 million. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

When the meeting concluded, some of the scientists popped their bottles of cava in celebration. — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

Cava For the fast-casual Mediterranean and Greek chain, home values within three miles of its locations were 39% higher than in areas in the same region with similar population density. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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

Phrases Containing cava

• superior vena cava
• vena cava

Rhymes for cava

• fava
• flava
• guava
• jahveh
• lava
• balaclava
• cassava

Medical Definition

cava

1 of 2 noun

ca·​va ˈkäv-ə  ˈkā-və 

plural cavae ˈkäv-ˌē  -ˌī; ˈkā-ˌvē 

: vena cava

caval

-vəl 

adjective

cava

2 of 2

plural of cavum