proper noun/kaˈbite/
a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Trece Martires (de facto); Imus (de jure); largest city: Dasmariñas; Cavite (a city in Cavite, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines)
Related: Cavite el Viejo, caviteño
Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *kawit Tagalog kawitbor. Spanish Cavite Borrowed from Tagalog kawit.