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Cuba libre

[kyoo-buh-lee-bruh]
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noun
  1. a drink of rum and cola.
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Origin of Cuba libre

1895–1900; < Spanish: literally, free Cuba (a toast used in the uprising against Spain in 1895)
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Cuba libre

noun
  1. mainly US a drink of rum, cola, lime juice, and ice
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Word Origin

Spanish, literally: free Cuba, a toast during the Cuban War of Independence
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