Meanings
nouncalavance (countable and uncountable, plural calavances)
plural calavances · alternative callivance · alternative caravance · alternative galavance · alternative garavance · alternative garvance · alternative kalavansa
- countableuncountableAny bean, but especially the hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus).
- countableuncountableFood made from beans.
Origin
A corruption of garbanzo.
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APA
calavance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calavance
MLA
“calavance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calavance. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calavance,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calavance.
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