cantina
/kænˈtiː.nə/US/kænˈti.nə/
cantina noun: a drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.
Noun
cantina (plural cantinas)
- A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.
- Meanwhile, around the corner, Larry Meyers and Gerard Novello[…] ducked into a Mexican cantina for a drink.2009 January 31, Alan Feuer, “It’s Theirs and They’re Not Apologizing”, in New York Times
- A cantina truck, cantina wagon or cantina trailer.
Forms of cantina
| plural | cantinas |
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Origin of cantina
From Spanish cantina, from Italian cantina. Doublet of canteen.
Phrases with cantina
Words that rhyme with cantina
37 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- nina
- semolina
- subpoena
- falanghina
- galena
- latina
- piscina
- Thumbelina
- Tryphena
- Afro-Latina
- Antiochena
- Apamena
- Argentina
- Atropatena
- Ballymena
- barracudina
- Brangelina
- Damascena
- Dina
- doubting Thomasina
- gmina
- Halyna
- Jelena
- Laodicena
- Malaspina
- marina
- Media Atropatena
- okina
- Palmyrena
- Rina
- Sheena
- spirulina
- Thomasina
- Tumblrina
- verbena
- Vojvodina
- Xena
Questions about cantina
- What does cantina mean?
- Cantina means a drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.
- What part of speech is cantina?
- Cantina is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cantina?
- Cantina is pronounced /kænˈtiː.nə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cantina?
- The plural of cantina is cantinas.
Words near cantina in the dictionary
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