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It closely translates to, "Vultures." It's used by Italians, mostly, and is typically derogatory. It's come to mean uncouth and classless.
They sweeped through that buffet like a bunch of cavones on a dead body in the desert.
Cavones by Desirée B. January 13, 2008
Spanish for "drawers" (as in, the kind in a dresser or desk). This word is often confused by non-Spanish speakers with cojones (note the different vowel sound), which is Spanish slang for balls, but they are in fact two very different words.
Venta de escritorio con dos cajones (Desk for sale, with two drawers).
cajones by duder November 16, 2004
used by Italian Americans to describe someone who is disrespectful, has no class or no couth.
"Wadda you a cavone? Watch your mouth in front of the lady."
"Chew your food, you eat like a cavone."
"This place is a mess, you live like a cavone."
cavone by Joey Bona Fortuna February 27, 2008

Canonese 

The language photographers who own Canon cameras and gear use in forums and in everyday life that can be abbreviations or idioms that other photographers will not understand. For example: The 5D DoF with the UW lenses is much more pronounced than the 40D because of the crop factor.
If you don't speak Canonese, you probably don't know anything about Canon photography.
Canonese by SuzyView February 18, 2008

phone cajones 

The ability to forcefully, and often angrily, speak your mind while on the phone but not usually in person.
He's got one hell of a set of phone cajones. He was really giving it to the customer service rep on the phone but when he went down to the store, he totally fell apart.
phone cajones by Kaptain1 June 10, 2007
A person that posts "cahones" but won't admit it's wrong, has no cojones.
cahones by Vrede June 1, 2010