Cuban

Examples

• All

• You know, I'm feelin' fabulous -because I met this beautiful Cuban.

  Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

• An enormous Cuban is sitting on some boxes in the shadows.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Oh, so you Cuban now?

  Moonlight (2016)

• Do you feel that it was done by Cubans who were afraid?

• That's why I spoke Spanish; that's why I said I was a Cuban, not an American.

  Fiction book (1997)

• I think there's a new generation of Cubans or young Cubans that have not been brainwashed.

• My friend is a proud Cuban who shares stories about life in Cuba.

• Many Cubans have made significant contributions to the arts in the United States.

Compounds

C

Cuban Revolution

3 4.1

A revolution in Cuba from 1956 to 1959 that overthrew the government and made it a socialist country

C

Cuban heel

1 7.2

A medium-height heel on shoes like boots, slightly tapered at the back

C

Cuban sandwich

1 1.8

A crusty roll filled with ham, roast pork, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard pressed and served hot

C

Cuban peso

1 3.3

The money used in Cuba that equals 100 centavos

C

Cuban bast

• UK

9.9

A tree from Cuba and Jamaica with hairy leaves and orange flowers used for furniture and gunstocks

C

Cuban itch

• Archaic

9.9

A mild form of smallpox caused by a weaker virus

C

Cuban mahogany

• Specialized

8.2

A tree from the Caribbean with hard reddish-brown wood used for furniture

C

Cuban spinach

• Specialized

9.2

A soft leafy herb like spinach that people grow and eat as a salad or cooked green

Surface Forms

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Etymology