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cave

/kav/

adjective/kav/

pitted; concave; cavernous

Borrowed from Latin cavus (“concave; cavity”).

noun, feminine/kav/plural: caves

a cellar or basement; a wine cellar; or, a piece of furniture that serves the purpose of a wine cellar; a wine selection; caves: An estate where wine grapes are grown or (especially) where wine is produced; cave à liqueurs: A chest for the storage of liquors

Borrowed from Late Latin cava, substantivized form of Latin cava, feminine of the adjective cavus.

noun, masculine/kav/plural: caves

an idiot, a stupid person; a law-abiding citizen, as opposed to a criminal

Probably from cavé, from the past participle of caver, a term used in games.