cantina

Others reckon it would have the chaotic charm of the “Star Wars” cantina.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Supergirl would rather spend her time intergalactic bar-hopping between 10 different versions of the “Star Wars” cantina.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

According to testimony, Erickson and Grossman were drinking margaritas at a local cantina before they got into their respective vehicles and headed to Grossman’s home to watch a presidential debate.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

The opening scene in “The Acolyte” takes place in an eatery crowded with colorful aliens, a callback to the Mos Eisley cantina from the first “Star Wars” movie, in 1977.

From New York Times ● May 29, 2024

Yolanda pulls up at a cantina, its thatched roof held up by several posts, its floor poured cement, and in its very center, a lone picnic table over which a swarm of flies hover.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

English speakers pour out of cafes and, on Sundays, cantinas are packed with young people in sports jerseys, the televisions switched from soccer to American football.

From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2022

In 1970 he wrote the seminal Latin American love song “Yolanda,” which is still an enduring favorite everywhere from Old Havana’s tourist cafes to Mexico City cantinas.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2022

Adorned with bright lights, it’s also home to a number of cantinas and restaurants.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022

One thing I've heard from friends who have found themselves suddenly at home is how much they miss their neighborhood cantinas and restaurantes.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2020

When the word passed into the Italian, it became “cantina;” and cantinas may be found among all nations who have drawn their language from the Latin.

From English: Composition and Literature by W. F. (William Franklin) Webster