cantina

noun

can·​ti·​na kan-ˈtē-nə 

1

Southwestern US : a pouch or bag at the pommel of a saddle

2

Southwestern US : a small barroom : saloon

Synonyms of cantina

• tavern
• pub
• saloon
• bar

Examples of cantina in a Sentence

we spent an interesting evening in that desert town's lone cantina

Recent Examples on the Web

Cantina Leon, from The Rabbit Group LLC, is now open at The Plaza, with an eye toward replicating the community-first feeling of (no surprise here) the lively cantinas of Mexico. —Connie Ogle may 31, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026

One Burger King ad shows Grogu (also known as Baby Yoda) and his adoptive father, the Mandalorian, walking into a cantina, where a Burger King employee is showing off a tray of food. —Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026

Chili Willi’s, a Mexican cantina popularized in Huntington, West Virginia, officially opens on Friday, May 8 in the Lake Norman community of Cornelius, according to recent social media posts. —Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2026

Arden Fair’s cantina will be open in early June, Spradlin said. —Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish, canteen, from Italian, wine cellar — more at canteen

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for cantina

• arena
• athena
• carina
• carmina
• catena
• czarina
• domina
• farina
• galena
• glossina
• hyena
• kachina