also: カヴァーきょく
cover song; cover version
A remake or performance of a song originally recorded by another artist. Common in music contexts.
She sang a cover of a famous singer's song.
This album includes three cover songs.
Standard spelling using カバー (from English 'cover') and 曲 (song).
Variant spelling with ヴァ for the 'va' sound; less common but seen in some contexts.
From English 'cover' + 曲 (song). The spelling カヴァー reflects an attempt to represent the English 'v' sound more closely.