Meaning & use
cantina
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A small bar, saloon, or snack bar, especially one in a Spanish-speaking country or the American Southwest.
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They stopped at a roadside cantina for tacos and cold drinks.
Live music drifted out of the old cantina every evening.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Spanish; widely used in English, especially in the southwestern United States, to describe casual bars or eateries.
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saloontavern
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