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cantinas

noun

plural of cantina, Southwest
as in taverns
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 cantinas 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 The team behind Mirate in Los Feliz has followed up with this lively Sherman Oaks riff on Mexico’s Norteño cantinas, which originated the margarita. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025 From here, baking in the heat, general admission fans can watch elite guests queue for private hot laps, while VIP ticket holders dine at exclusive cantinas and hospitality areas. — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 Some of Taco Bell’s cantinas in other states offer a unique vibe. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025 Top 5 Can’t Miss Tequila here is made for sipping—at rakish cantinas, ambitious cocktail bars, and straight from the source on a distillery tour. — David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantinas
  1. taverns
  2. pubs
  3. saloons
  4. bars
  5. nightclubs
Noun
  • So do not assume that an upcoming three-day event taking place at three notable Chicago taverns has anything to do with Algren’s fondness for alcohol.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Seasonal vineyard taverns are typically open from spring through October, but some stay open year-round.
    — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of taverns
Noun
  • The Mahony Group runs three pubs and five backpacker hostels around Australia, from Melbourne in the state of Victoria to Cairns in the far north.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Once industrial and overlooked, this area is now one of the city’s most dynamic neighborhoods—home to galleries, boutique shops, pubs, and canal-side cafés.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of pubs
Noun
  • Rather, the venues represent his affection for saloons and the people in them.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • These drinks debuted in saloons, soft drink stands that sold home brews during Prohibition, and storied bars, paving the way for the city’s party-all-the-time persona.
    — Kristin Braswell, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of saloons
Noun
  • Italian department store La Rinascente is 15-minutes away on foot, and cosmopolitan Monti, with its bars and shops, is a 10-minute walk away.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • McKinley stages a few bullet-sweating sequences of peril, including a particularly brutal transport of gold bars across a crumbling rope bridge and an underwater accident exacerbated by floating logs.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of bars
Noun
  • When rideshare apps were still in their relative infancy, Orlando Vilchez Lazo was driving around San Francisco posing as a driver to pick up women coming out of bars and nightclubs.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • According to testimony and evidence presented during the trial, Vilchez Lazo posed as a rideshare driver, picking up young women leaving bars and nightclubs, taking them to remote areas to rape them.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of nightclubs

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“Cantinas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantinas. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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