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Cuban.

A person from Cuba or of Cuban descent.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkjuːbən/[ˈkjʉː.bən]Australia[ˈkjuː.bən]UK[ˈkju.bən]US
  1. A person from Cuba or of Cuban descent.

    His mother was a Cuban, and his father was a Spaniard; they came to the United States in 1918.
  2. A cigar made in Cuba.

    What a hypocrite! He talks big about law and order but then he'll also wave an embargoed Cuban in your face!
  3. Ellipsis of Cuban sandwich.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
    Can I please get a Cuban and a beer? Thank you!
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Taíno cubaobor.? Taíno coabanabor.? Spanish Cubabor. English Cuba Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Cuban From Cuba + -an.

adj/ˈkjuːbən/[ˈkjʉː.bən]Australia[ˈkjuː.bən]UK[ˈkju.bən]US
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Cuba, the Cuban people or the Cuban dialect.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Taíno cubaobor.? Taíno coabanabor.? Spanish Cubabor. English Cuba Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Cuban From Cuba + -an.

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