cantina
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- noun
- /kænˈtiːnə/
- US
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cafetería
- It hangs in the hallway near the popular Mexican cantina Pink Taco, set off vividly by a glowing pink ceiling.
Examples
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OK, So what you're tasting is the new cantina chicken.
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And ammo in the TacOps Centre just beyond the cantina.
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As Luke Skywalker and Ben Kenobi search for a pilot in the cantina, several alien-looking band members can be seen and heard performing the "Cantina Band" song for the crowd.
Academic text (2015) -
In the school cantina, students gather for lunch and socialize with their friends.
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The factory's cantina serves hot meals to workers during their breaks each day.
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After the morning shift, employees enjoy refreshments in the comfortable cantina.
Synonyms
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1.0
A place where people serve themselves from a counter and pay before they eat
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3.1
A place like a restaurant or café where people eat
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1.0
A room in a school or workplace where people can buy and eat lunch
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2.4
A place in a school or workplace where people buy and eat food and talk to others
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6.8
A small cafeteria at a workplace where staff buy meals and snacks
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5.7
A small simple restaurant that serves coffee and sandwiches at a counter
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7.7
A small place that serves simple meals and drinks
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cantina comes from Spanish and Italian, where it often meant a place for food and drink, like a 'wine cellar' or small shop. A helpful way to remember it is to think of English canteen, which also means a place where groups get meals, so cantina can mean a cafeteria for students, workers, or soldiers.