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Cubano

American  
[koo-bah-noh, kyoo-] / ˌkuˈbɑ noʊ, ˌkju- /

noun

Cubanos plural
  1. a person, usually a man or boy, from Cuba.

  2. a Cuban sandwich.


adjective

  1. relating to or characteristic of Cuba.

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“The guava cheese, the guava pastries and the Cubano sandwich; those are three things that we said, ‘We know we cannot open without these,’” Cornell said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2024

Diners can expect fluffy tacos, Cubano sandwiches and rice bowls.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2023

Café Habana, which at its location in the NoLIta neighborhood of Manhattan sells Mexican-style grilled corn and a Cubano sandwich with chipotle mayonnaise, has opened branches in Malibu and Tokyo.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2022

For lunch, I’m going to do a sandwich from Sundevich in Shaw: the Havana — that’s what they call their Cubano.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2020

Gordo was a big ol’ Cubano cat who had been teaching Juan music since he was little.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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