cantina

English

Etymology

From Spanish cantina, from Italian cantina. Doublet of canteen.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːnə

Noun

cantina (plural cantinas)

  1. A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.
    • 2009, January 31, “Alan Feuer”, in It’s Theirs and They’re Not Apologizing:
      Meanwhile, around the corner, Larry Meyers and Gerard Novello [] ducked into a Mexican cantina for a drink.
  2. A cantina truck, cantina wagon or cantina trailer.

Translations

See also

Catalan

Etymology

From Italian cantina.

Pronunciation

Noun

cantina f (plural cantines)

  1. canteen, cafeteria, dining hall

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *canthus (corner), from Gaulish *cantos, denoting the location for liquor storage, from Proto-Celtic *cantos (corner), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanˈti.na/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: can‧tì‧na

Noun

cantina f (plural cantine)

  1. cellar, basement, winery
  2. wine shop, wine cellar

Descendants

  • French: cantine
    • German: Kantine
    • Romanian: cantină
    • Turkish: kantin
  • Portuguese: cantina
  • Spanish: cantina

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French cantine, from Italian cantina (cellar).[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.na/

Noun

cantina f (plural cantinas)

  1. canteen, cafeteria (a dining area)

References

  1. cantina” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.

Spanish

Etymology

From Italian cantina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanˈtina/ [kãn̪ˈt̪i.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: can‧ti‧na

Noun

cantina f (plural cantinas)

  1. (Latin America) saloon, speakeasy, bar (used in most countries except Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico and Venezuela)
    Synonym: bar
  2. cafeteria, canteen (staff restaurant)
    Synonyms: casino, comedor

Descendants

Further reading

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