cantina

[kan-tee-nuh; Sp. kahn-tee-nah] Origin

can·ti·na

[kan-tee-nuh; Sp. kahn-tee-nah]
noun, plural can·ti·nas [-nuhz; Sp. -nahs] . Southwestern U.S.
a saloon; bar.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; < Spanish < Italian; see canteen
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Cantina is always a great word to know.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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cantina (kænˈtiːnə)
 
n
a bar or wine shop, esp in a Spanish-speaking country
 
[from Spanish]

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cantina
"bar room, saloon," 1892, U.S. southwest dialect, from Sp. and It. form of canteen.
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