/ Dictionary / Index A avadavat: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: av•a•da•vat Pronunciation: (av'u-du-vat"), [key] — n. a waxbill, Estrilda amandava, native to Asia, having in the male scarlet plumage with white dots on the sides and breast: raised as a cage bird. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: avadavat (Thesaurus) ava avail Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language