cantina
cantina Lexical Profile
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• noun
A bar, tavern, or casual restaurant, especially in Mexico, Latin America, or the southwestern United States, that serves alcoholic beverages and traditional snacks or meals.
"After hiking through the desert canyon, the travelers stopped at a local cantina for cold drinks and warm tortillas."
An Italian wine cellar or winery where wine is fermented, aged, and stored.
"The vintner led the visitors down the stone steps into the cool cantina to sample vintage reds directly from the oak barrels."
North American A large leather or canvas saddlebag used by horsemen in the southwestern United States and Mexico to carry provisions and water.
"The ranch hand strapped the heavy leather cantina onto his saddle before riding out to check the distant pasture."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cantina ('wine cellar, tavern'), which in turn comes from Italian cantina ('cellar, vault'). It is a doublet of the English word canteen, which entered the language via French.