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

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 • Nov. 12, 2024

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 • Sep. 15, 2021

They told me we had no chance because my hair wasn’t gray enough and my boots were too high,” he said, referring to a minor media storm about his Cuban heel boots.

From The Guardian • Feb. 2, 2016

But my favorite shoe on the planet is a Giorgio Brutini calfskin boot, with a Cuban heel, made in the ’60s and ’70s.

From New York Times • May 7, 2012