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cabana

[ kuh-ban-uh, -ban-yuh, -bah-nuh, -bahn-yuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a small cabin or tentlike structure for use as a bathhouse, especially on a beach or by a swimming pool.
a cabin or cottage.

cabana

/ kəˈbɑːnə /

Origin of cabana¹

1830–40; < Spanish cabaña; cabin

Origin of cabana¹

from Spanish cabaña: cabin

The shepherd who guards the cabaña is one of the most constant figures in the country districts.

Cabaña is the old fortress across the bay, visible from nearly all parts of Havana.

Over the castellated walls of La Cabaña raced low, angry clouds.

When the family went to ascertain why he did not come back to finish his coffee, they learned that he had been taken to La Cabaña.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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