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Cuban

/ˈkjuːbən/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Ellipsis of Cuban sandwich.
  2. Of, from, or pertaining to Cuba, the Cuban people or the Cuban dialect.
  3. A cigar made in Cuba.
  4. A person from Cuba or of Cuban descent.

Etymology / origin

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

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