I. ca·van kəˈvän noun
or ca·ban -ˈb-
( plural cavans -änz ; or cava·nes or caba·nes -äˌnās)
Etymology: Phillippine Spanish caván, cabán, from Tagalog kabán, literally, trunk, coffer
: a Philippine unit of dry measure equal to 2.13 bushels
II. cav·an ˈkavən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Cavan, county in Ireland
: of or from County Cavan, Ireland : of the kind or style prevalent in County Cavan