cantina

noun

kan-ˈtē-nə How to pronounce cantina (audio)
Definition of cantinanext
Southwest
as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises we spent an interesting evening in that desert town's lone cantina

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Recent Examples of cantina Old-school Tex-Mex cantina known for fajitas, enchiladas, flautas, chile con queso and margaritas. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026 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 There are scenes of ruthless bounty hunters and sordid gangsters hanging out at space cantinas. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 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 See All Example Sentences for cantina
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantina
  1. tavern
  2. pub
  3. saloon
  4. bar
Noun
  • At first, young Ursula seemed destined to follow in her mother’s footsteps, taking a job in the same tavern.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The lore says the building operated as a brothel in its early years, with a tavern then as now on the ground floor.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of tavern
Noun
  • Becks Place opened three years ago, replacing an Irish pub called McGuire’s Tavern.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
  • At the pub, Childress and I spoke briefly about ideas of reconciliation and national reckoning, trying to parse where our own actions fit within a larger whole.
    — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of pub
Noun
  • At its birth in 1907 in the basement of a Seattle saloon, there was nothing promising about the American Messenger Company.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The 18-year-old female elephant got loose from her handler outside her enclosure, then went on the run, demolishing the door of a saloon on North Avenue, smashing in the window of another and walking through the fence around a vacant lot.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of saloon
Noun
  • Close out the day with cocktails at Spirit Copa Bar, the hotel’s lively poolside bar.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The women have testified in court about alleged encounters at a hotel, a bar, a radio station, a workplace and Brand’s home.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of bar

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