cavan
The English word “cavan” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- A sackful equivalent to 50 kilograms.
Etymology
From Spanish caván, from Tagalog kaban as "Manila cavan", via Cebuano as the "provincial cavan".
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