cantina
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of cantina
1835–45, < Spanish < Italian; see canteen
Example Sentences
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Supergirl would rather spend her time intergalactic bar-hopping between 10 different versions of the “Star Wars” cantina.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026
There’s a “Star Wars” cantina bit, a soupçon of James Bond in the score at a fancy gala and dashes of Steven Spielberg in the camerawork.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
The video showed four bright pink and orange shrimp, antennae seeming to wave as they spun around and bobbed up-and-down to a chucklesome version of the “Star Wars” cantina song.
From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024
Martinez ran the cantina from 2000 to 2019.
From Washington Times • Jul. 3, 2023
We stop at a little cantina until it lets up.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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