cavan

Meanings

1. A unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels.
2. A unit of dry capacity equivalent to one and a half times or twice the Manila cavan.
3. A sackful equivalent to 50 kilograms.

1. A county of Ireland.
2. The county town of County Cavan, Ireland (Irish grid ref H 4104).
3. A locality in the Yass Valley council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
4. A northern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Salisbury, South Australia.
5. A commune in Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France.

1. A surname.

Etymology

From Spanish caván, from Tagalog kaban as "Manila cavan", via Cebuano as the "provincial cavan".