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
The theme now lends to the intimate cantina vibe with the roots of an oceanic eatery, providing locals with the flavors and ambience of a beachside getaway.
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
There was even a keytar and a circular piano like the one at the Mos Eisley cantina.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
The Longboard is an airy Caribbean cantina serving tacos, sushi wraps, poke bowls, and half-price drinks during happy hour.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025
Taco Bell has also embraced the wedding craze, and offers wedding packages at their Las Vegas cantina location, complete with a Taco Bell Sauce Packet bouquet.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
There was even a keytar and a circular piano like the one at the Mos Eisley cantina.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
The Longboard is an airy Caribbean cantina serving tacos, sushi wraps, poke bowls, and half-price drinks during happy hour.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025
Taco Bell has also embraced the wedding craze, and offers wedding packages at their Las Vegas cantina location, complete with a Taco Bell Sauce Packet bouquet.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantina
Noun
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Here's what happened the night Sade Robinson went missing Robinson and Anderson first went to the Twisted Fisherman, a popular tavern and eatery on Canal Street.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The eatery is now simply called Palace Pub, and the Detroit-style pizza has been replaced with midwestern tavern pies, sliced into squares for easy sharing.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Create a park cafe at the Belle Isle White House. Canals and trails.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Sacramento cafe closed due to unsafe food, lack of hot water Bella Bru Cafe, 4680 Natomas Blvd., Suite 100, in Sacramento, had 10 major food safety violations on Thursday, July 10.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Purely by coincidence, The Apathy and Dirge is the name of my local pub.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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The downtown Sacramento Irish pub thanked its crew, customers and musical guests in a farewell post on its Instagram posted July 20.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Only Denmark and Norway retain dedicated royal saloons, although they are seldom used.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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Jefferson opened the house and greeted diplomats, civil and military officers, citizens and Cherokee chiefs in the center of the oval saloon (today’s Blue Room).—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The lounge features a staffed bar for cocktails and drinks as well as showers.—
Michele Robson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The other side of the basement boasts another area to sit and relax, with original Tennessee crab stone flooring, a small bar, and a couple of different vintage accents with sentimental value.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Cantina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantina. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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