cava

n. a Spanish white wine with bubbles, often served at celebrations.

n. a Spanish sparkling wine made via the traditional method, typically produced in the Penedès region of Catalonia.

“We opened a bottle of chilled cava to celebrate her new job.”

“The sommelier recommended a dry cava to accompany the seafood tapas, noting its crisp acidity and fine bubbles.”

n. a short way of saying 'vena cava', which is a large vein that carries blood to the heart.

n. An elliptical reference to the vena cava, either of the two large veins that return deoxygenated blood to the right atrium of the heart.

“The doctor checked the blood flow through the patient's superior cava.”

“The surgeon carefully monitored the pressure within the inferior cava during the complex abdominal procedure.”

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