cantina
English
Etymology
From Spanish cantina, from Italian cantina. Doublet of canteen.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːnə
Noun
cantina (plural cantinas)
- A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.
- 2009, January 31, “Alan Feuer”, in It’s Theirs and They’re Not Apologizing:
- Meanwhile, around the corner, Larry Meyers and Gerard Novello […] ducked into a Mexican cantina for a drink.
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- A cantina truck, cantina wagon or cantina trailer.
Translations
drinking establishment
See also
cantina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Catalan
Etymology
From Italian cantina.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kənˈti.nə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kanˈti.na/
Noun
cantina f (plural cantines)
- canteen, cafeteria, dining hall
Related terms
- menjador
- restaurant
Further reading
- “cantina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *canthus (“corner”), from Gaulish *cantos, denoting the location for liquor storage, from Proto-Celtic *cantos (“corner”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kanˈti.na/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: can‧tì‧na
Noun
cantina f (plural cantine)
- cellar, basement, winery
- wine shop, wine cellar
Related terms
- cantinetta
- cantiniere
Descendants
- → French: cantine (see there for further descendants)
- → Portuguese: cantina
- → Spanish: cantina (see there for further descendants)
Anagrams
- cannati, incanta, tannica
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French cantine, from Italian cantina (“cellar”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈti.nɐ/
Noun
cantina f (plural cantinas)
- canteen, cafeteria (a dining area)
References
- “cantina” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
Spanish
Etymology
From Italian cantina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kanˈtina/ [kãn̪ˈt̪i.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: can‧ti‧na
Noun
cantina f (plural cantinas)
- (Latin America) saloon, speakeasy, bar (used in most countries except Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico and Venezuela)
- Synonym: bar
- cafeteria, canteen (staff restaurant)
- Synonyms: casino, comedor
Descendants
- → English: cantina
Further reading
- “cantina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014