Definition of cavan:
(n) :
(Philippines, dated) A sackful equivalent to 50 kilograms.
(n) :
(Philippines, historical, chiefly Manila) A unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels.
(n) :
A unit of dry capacity equivalent to one and a half times or twice the Manila cavan.
(n) :
A county of Ireland.
(n) :
The county town of County Cavan, Ireland.
(n) :
A surname.