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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

“We’re sending a signal to the oligarchy,” said Cubano Fils-Aime, a 31-year-old member of a local committee that organized the memorial for Mr. Moïse.

From New York Times Jul. 16, 2021

Geo’s Bar and Grill serves Cuban cuisine including the Cubano and Caribbean-inspired sandwiches on Broadview.

From Seattle Times Apr. 11, 2018

If that sounds like an odd coupling — it sounds like America to me — consider one more mash-up: the Cubano torta at this Mexican restaurant.

From Washington Post Dec. 15, 2016

“They must’ve finally made the connection between Uncle Charley Lyons and the Cubano cabin boy Eduardo Leones. We need to move fast.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

“We have to keep up the good fight,” said Sergio de Paz, head of the Cuban exile group Cubanos Desterrados.

From Washington Times Aug. 5, 2021

Nearby Georgetown Deli and Market, formerly Hitchcock Deli, offers a dozen sandwich-and-salad options including Cubanos and meatballs.

From Seattle Times Mar. 20, 2019

That day, a chef and a language teacher sat eating Cubanos and talking “about good women, about bad women, about everything,” said Kristopher Pabón, the teacher.

From New York Times Jun. 1, 2017

They served Cubanos and café con leche to workers from the diamond district.

From New York Times Jun. 1, 2017

It was signed simply "Unos Cubanos," and urged opposition to Saco and his sympathizers and a concerted effort to gain the political and civil rights which were enjoyed by Americans.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Willis Fletcher Johnson

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