cubata
Catalan
Etymology
From Spanish cubata.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kuˈba.tə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kuˈba.ta/
Noun
cubata m (plural cubates)
- Cuba libre, rum and coke
- Synonyms: cuba libre, combinat
- 2022 February 9, Vincent Pons, “Pagafantes”, in Nosaltres La Veu:
- Un pagafantes és el típic balòstia que, pensant que pot traure'n un benefici amatori, convida a Fantes o cubates als seus ligues.
- A nice guy is the typical wimp who, thinking to get some kind of romantic benefit, treats their pals to Fantas or Cuba libres.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Kimbundu kubata.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈba.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈba.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈba.tɐ/ [kuˈβa.tɐ]
Noun
cubata f (plural cubatas)
- (Angola) hut, house
Further reading
- “cubata” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
Spanish
Etymology
From cubalibre + -ata.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈbata/ [kuˈβ̞a.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ata
- Syllabification: cu‧ba‧ta
Noun
cubata m (plural cubatas)
- (Spain) Cuba libre, rum and coke
- Synonyms: cubalibre, roncola
- (Spain, by extension) long drink, tall drink (drink resulting from mixing high a alcoholic beverage with a soft drink)
- Synonym: trago largo
Further reading
- “cubata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014