"calva" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkælvə/ [UK], /ˈkɑlvə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calva.wav Forms: calvae [plural]
Etymology: From Latin calva (“the scalp”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|calva|t=the scalp}} Latin calva (“the scalp”) Head templates: {{en-noun|calvae}} calva (plural calvae)
  1. (anatomy) Rhe calvaria; the dome or roof of the skull. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-calva-en-noun-nMLSTyD2 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkælvə/ [UK], /ˈkɑlvə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calva.wav Forms: calvas [plural]
Etymology: A shortened form of calvados. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} calva (countable and uncountable, plural calvas)
  1. Calvados, an apple brandy made in France, or a glass of this brandy. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Distilled beverages
    Sense id: en-calva-en-noun-qB1pNs5G Disambiguation of Distilled beverages: 12 88 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 13 18 4 10 16 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13 1 14 1 1 4 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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