"cave" meaning in French

See cave in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kav/ Audio: Fr-cave.ogg Forms: caves [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cavus (“concave; cavity”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|cavus||concave; cavity}} Borrowed from Latin cavus (“concave; cavity”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} cave (plural caves)
  1. pitted
    Sense id: en-cave-fr-adj-fYxlnMka
  2. concave
    Sense id: en-cave-fr-adj-jjB-E-dx
  3. cavernous
    Sense id: en-cave-fr-adj-~-oWiHe1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kav/ Audio: Fr-cave.ogg Forms: caves [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin cava, substantivized form of Latin cava, feminine of the adjective cavus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|LL.|cava}} Borrowed from Late Latin cava, {{der|fr|la|cava}} Latin cava Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} cave f (plural caves)
  1. a cellar or basement Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cave-fr-noun-S4nbu3u1
  2. (specifically) a wine cellar; or, a piece of furniture that serves the purpose of a wine cellar Tags: feminine, specifically
    Sense id: en-cave-fr-noun-q38X9b31
  3. (by extension) a wine selection Tags: broadly, feminine
    Sense id: en-cave-fr-noun-quEJe6Tz
  4. caves: An estate where wine grapes are grown or (especially) where wine is produced Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cave-fr-noun-UBsag5hZ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 12 5 7 9 1 41 18 4
  5. cave à liqueurs: A chest for the storage of liquors Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cave-fr-noun-aQk8FIU8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cave à vin
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /kav/ Audio: Fr-cave.ogg Forms: caves [plural]
Etymology: Probably from cavé, from the past participle of caver, a term used in games. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} cave m (plural caves)
  1. (slang) an imbecile, a stupid person Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-cave-fr-noun-kIkt~RtI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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