cavan
See also: Cavan
English
Etymology
From Spanish caván, from Tagalog kaban as "Manila cavan", via Cebuano as the "provincial cavan".
Noun
cavan (plural cavans)
- (Philippines, historical, chiefly Manila) A unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels.
- A unit of dry capacity equivalent to one and a half times or twice the Manila cavan.
- (Philippines, dated) A sackful equivalent to 50 kilograms.
Spanish
Tagalog
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