Cuban heel

American  

noun

1. a broad heel of medium height, straight in front and slightly tapered toward the bottom in the rear, used on women's shoes.

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Cuban heel British  

noun

1. a moderately high heel for a shoe or boot

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Etymology

Origin of Cuban heel

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

That competitive drive overcame any potential inhibitions he might have felt about performing while "wearing sparkles or Cuban heels".

From BBC

With their combed down “long” hair and Cuban heels, they look like the future.

From Los Angeles Times

The hair and the suits, and I remember Cuban heel boots, and they had these guitars that we’d never seen before … and then they started singing.

From Los Angeles Times

When I go out, I find myself reaching for wine-colored suede ankle boots with a Cuban heel, as if to court the ecstasies of enchantment.

From New York Times

“Last Man Standing” pays specific tribute to Theiss in his “snakeskin vest and a sharkskin suit / Cuban heels on your boots”; the song recalls sweaty teenage gigs at the “black-leather clubs all along Route 9.”

From Los Angeles Times