cave
French, noun/kav/
cave is spelled C-A-V-E (4 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written French, the 4,925th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cave is a French feminine noun meaning “a cellar or basement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Étage souterrain”.
What does cave mean in English?
adjective
- 1
pitted
- 2
concave
- 3
cavernous
noun
- 1
femininea cellar or basement
- 2
femininea wine cellar; or, a piece of furniture that serves the purpose of a wine cellar
- 3
femininea wine selection
- 4
femininecaves: An estate where wine grapes are grown or (especially) where wine is produced
- 5
femininecave à liqueurs: A chest for the storage of liquors
noun
- 1
Quebecmasculineslangan idiot, a stupid person
- 2
datedmasculineslanga law-abiding citizen, as opposed to a criminal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Creux, non plein. 2. Enfoncé. 3. Idiot.
noun: 1. Étage souterrain. 2. Cave à vin. 3. Quantité et choix des vins qu'on a en cave. 4. Magasin spécialisé dans la vente du vin et des alcools.
noun: 1. Personne que l'on peut duper facilement ; sot, niais. 2. Personne dont le comportement ou les propos dénotent un manque d'intelligence. 3. Personne qui ne fait pas partie du milieu des truands.
noun: 1. Somme d'argent que les joueurs mettent sur la table lors de certaines parties de cartes.
noun: 1. Personne honnête. 2. Personne sotte, niaise ; dupe.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cave
- caves plural
- cavés plural
- cave
- cavet
- cavette
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cave?
- /kav/
- \kav\
- [kav]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cave
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cave in French?
cave appears 15 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).