cantina
Americannoun
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cantinas
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of cantina
1835–45, < Spanish < Italian; see canteen
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Others reckon it would have the chaotic charm of the “Star Wars” cantina.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Supergirl would rather spend her time intergalactic bar-hopping between 10 different versions of the “Star Wars” cantina.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
And Galaxy’s Edge forever lacked some of its teased and hyped elements — there were no smugglers, for instance, tapping you on the shoulder in the cantina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026
The opening scene in “The Acolyte” takes place in an eatery crowded with colorful aliens, a callback to the Mos Eisley cantina from the first “Star Wars” movie, in 1977.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2024
We pulled up in the dirt yard of a cantina where half-clothed children chased mean-looking chickens around and around.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
English speakers pour out of cafes and, on Sundays, cantinas are packed with young people in sports jerseys, the televisions switched from soccer to American football.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
In 1970 he wrote the seminal Latin American love song “Yolanda,” which is still an enduring favorite everywhere from Old Havana’s tourist cafes to Mexico City cantinas.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
Adorned with bright lights, it’s also home to a number of cantinas and restaurants.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022
Backed by a full mariachi band, he sang of love and heartbreak, ranches and cantinas, honor and patriotism, saluting working-class heroes who were penniless but happy, heartbroken yet proud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2021
My dirty old cantinas lay stacked against the washstand.
From The Killer by Stewart Edward White
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