Thesaurus results for CANTINAS

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

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Noun

Keep in mind that despite the significance of the date of July 4, 1776, royalists and republicans had been arguing in print, pamphlets, taverns and on town greens long before 1776.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
As the vessel toured Baja California, Diana Sanders of Vacaville sampled tequila shots — 14 or 15 in total — from six ship taverns, tequileras and pubs, according to court documents.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026