Cava may refer to:

People

Sports

José Luis Cabrera Cava José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''J ...

(born 1982), a Spanish retired footballer * Michela Cava, a Canadian-born women's ice hockey player * Nicholas la Cava (born 1986), an American rower * Tony LaCava (1961), an American professional baseball executive * Zoran Dimitrijević (called Čav), (1962–2006), a Serbian professional footballer

Other people

* Florinda la Cava, legendary Spaniard who played a central role in the downfall of the Visigothic kingdom in 711 * John Cavas (1910–1993), a stuntman and actor in Hindi movies * Paul Cava (born 1949), an American artist photographer * Robert Cava (born 1951), an American solid-state chemist * Stephanie LaCava, an American writer * Osvaldo Cavandoli or Cava (1920–2007), an Italian cartoonist

Places

Italy

* Cava de' Tirreni, town and municipality of the province of Salerno, Italy * Cava Manara, municipality of the province of Pavia, Italy * Cava del Rivettazzo, a Sicel necropolis in Solarino, Italy * Via cava, a road network linking the Etruscan necropolis Sovana, with neighboring villages in the province of Grosseto, Italy * La Trinità della Cava (or Badia di Cava), a Benedictine abbey located near Cava de' Tirreni

Elsewhere

* Cava, Lleida, a municipality in the community of Catalonia, Spain * Cava, Orkney, one of the Orkney Islands, Scotland * Čavaš, a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina * 505 Cava, a main-belt asteroid * Central America Volcanic Arc (CAVA), a chain of volcanoes on the Pacific Coast of Central America * Mottone di Cava, a mountain in Ticino, Switzerland

Arts, entertainment, and media

* CaVa Studios, a professional recording studio in Glasgow, Scotland * ''La Cava'' (musical), 1995 musical from the book ''Florinda'' by Dana Broccoli * La Cava Bible, a Latin illuminated Bible

Education

* California Virtual Academies (CAVA), a virtual public charter school located in California, United States * Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts (CAVA), a visual art school of India

Science

* ''Cava'', an extinct genus of cyclostome Bryozoan * ''

Corydalis cava ''Corydalis cava'' is a species of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Papaveraceae, native plant, native to moist, shady, woodland habitats throughout most of mainland Europe, although commonest in central and southeast Europe. Its r ...

'', a flowering plant *

Venae cavae In anatomy, the ''venae cavae'' (; ''vena cava'' ; ) are two large veins (great vessels) that return deoxygenated blood from the body into the heart. In humans they are the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava, and both empty into the ...

, the veins (inferior and superior) that return blood to the heart

Drinks

;Wine * Cava (Greek wine), a Greek wine of type Epitrapezios Oinos *

Cava (Spanish wine) Cava (, ; , ) is a sparkling wine of ''denominación de origen'' (DO) status from Spain. It may be White wine, white (''blanco'') or rosé (''rosado''). The Macabeo, Parellada and Xarel·lo are the most popular and traditional grape varieties fo ...

, a Spanish sparkling wine * Cava Winery & Vineyard, a winery in New Jersey ;Coffee * Qahwa, Arabic coffee *

Kahwah Kahwah (also transliterated as qehwa, kehwa or kahwa) is the traditional preparation of green tea (''Camellia sinensis'') widely consumed in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and some regions of Central Asia. Preparation Kashmiri kahwah is made ...

, type of green tea from Kashmir

Other uses

* Cava, a Mediterranean-style American fast casual restaurant chain * S.S. Cavese 1919, an Italian football club based in Cava de' Tirreni