cantina

[ kan-tee-nuh; Spanish kahn-tee-nah ]

noun

, Southwestern U.S.

, plural can·ti·nas [kan-, tee, -n, uh, z, kahn-, tee, -nahs].

1. a saloon; bar.

cantina

/ kænˈtiːnə /

noun

1. a bar or wine shop, esp in a Spanish-speaking country

Word History and Origins

Origin of cantina¹

1835–45, Americanism; < Spanish < Italian; canteen

Word History and Origins

Origin of cantina¹

from Spanish

Example Sentences

Other announced tenants are Bark Social, an off-leash membership dog park and social club, experiential art gallery Hopscotch, Mike Hess Brewing, restaurants Poppy + Rose, King and Queen Cantina, and Mario’s Neighborhood Butcher Shop & Delicatessen.

From Los Angeles Times

It was truly a spectacle that combined the aspects of a rock concert, “Christian” evangelical megachurch service, crime family gathering, bazaar, Mos Eisley cantina from "Star Wars" and a professional wrestling supercard.

From Salon

The opening scene in “The Acolyte” takes place in an eatery crowded with colorful aliens, a callback to the Mos Eisley cantina from the first “Star Wars” movie, in 1977.

From New York Times

Meanwhile, the Rancho Bravo branches on Capitol Hill and Wallingford are now rebranded as Teto’s Cantina.

From Seattle Times

What about his undocumented employees like Ruben, a Mexican father of two U.S.-born children who has been in the United States since 1987, and Juan, another Mexican worker, who has trained dozens of new hires at Moe’s Cantina?

From New York Times