n. A sparkling wine made from a blend of grapes, produced primarily in and near Catalonia. [Catalan, cellar, cava, from Late Latin, ditch, trench, from Latin, neuter pl. of cavus, hollow; see keuə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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