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Cubano

American  
[koo-bah-noh, kyoo-] / ˌkuˈbɑ noʊ, ˌkju- /

noun

Cubanos plural
  1. a person, usually a man or boy, from Cuba.

  2. a Cuban sandwich.


adjective

  1. relating to or characteristic of Cuba.

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Diners can expect fluffy tacos, Cubano sandwiches and rice bowls.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2023

“We were seatmates, and we started talking, and I shared my fried plantains and half of my Cubano with him. We became really good friends.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2022

Café Habana, which at its location in the NoLIta neighborhood of Manhattan sells Mexican-style grilled corn and a Cubano sandwich with chipotle mayonnaise, has opened branches in Malibu and Tokyo.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2022

For lunch, I’m going to do a sandwich from Sundevich in Shaw: the Havana — that’s what they call their Cubano.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2020

Meaning that tomorrow her uncle, Charley Lyons, the direct descendant of the Cubano cabin boy Eduardo Leones, was going to “make his ancestors very, very proud.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

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