Cuban heel

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.

Cuban heel

noun

1. a moderately high heel for a shoe or boot

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cuban heel¹

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

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

Onstage, Mr. Malone wore bedazzled Cuban heels and a western-cut silk suit to sing his songs of upscale parties and untrue shorties.

From New York Times

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 flurry of shady campaign commentary about his Cuban heel boots.

From The Guardian