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cava

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈkɑː.və

Definitions

  1. A Spanish white sparkling wine made using the méthode champenoise.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Cava, a Catalan white sparkling wine.
    alt-of, uncountable
  3. Ellipsis of vena cava.

Equivalents

Françaiscava
Portuguêscava
Italianocava

Examples

“When the deal⟳ went through Natalie bought a bottle of Cava to celebrate⟳.”
“Though it’s no longer open⟳, a London restaurant, Bubbledogs, specialized in American hot dogs with Champagne from small producers. Other sparkling wines like⟳ cava, crémant and sparkling riesling would be delicious, too.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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