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cabana

American  
[kuh-ban-uh, -ban-yuh, -bah-nuh, -bahn-yuh] / kəˈbæn ə, -ˈbæn yə, -ˈbɑ nə, -ˈbɑn yə /
Spanish cabaña

noun

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

  2. a cabin or cottage.

cabana British  
/ kəˈbɑːnə /

noun

  1. a tent used as a dressing room by the sea

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Etymology

Origin of cabana

1830–40; < Spanish cabaña; cabin

Example Sentences

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Wolfram says his family splurges on a cabana so they have a base for the day and don’t have to navigate Nassau with a big group, including his parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Oregon chiropractor Joshua Wolfram paid $950 for a cabana for his extended family of nine on the family beach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Luxe amenities include four guest suites and an outdoor living area with a pool and spa, a cabana, and a kitchen.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

The idea, he says, emerged from a pool cabana at a Las Vegas legal conference called Mass Torts Made Perfect in fall 2015.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Scythe Goddard was in a cabana beyond the deep end, its front open to the festivities before him.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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