Cuban
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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These act as bases for such dishes as Puerto Rican mofongo, made with plantains mashed with pork cracklings, as well as Cuban yuca with mojo, a citrus and garlic sauce.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
For initiating what came to be known as the Cuban thaw, what did the U.S. get in return?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The attempted back-channel message to Trump proposed economic and investment agreements as well as sanctions relief, and also warned that the Cuban regime was preparing for a U.S. incursion, the U.S. official said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Castro Espín is known as “El Tuerto,” or “The One-Eyed Man,” the result of injuring an eye in an accident while stationed in Angola with Cuban troops.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
The habanera’s strict dotted 3 + 1 pattern was handed down to the Spanish zarzuela, the Cuban danzon, the Brazilian maxixe and the Argentinian and Uruguayan tango.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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