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cantina

[kan-tee-nuh, kahn-tee-nah] / kænˈti nə, kɑnˈti nɑ /


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And Galaxy’s Edge forever lacked some of its teased and hyped elements — there were no smugglers, for instance, tapping you on the shoulder in the cantina.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

It was truly a spectacle that combined the aspects of a rock concert, “Christian” evangelical megachurch service, crime family gathering, bazaar, Mos Eisley cantina from "Star Wars" and a professional wrestling supercard.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2024

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

They join a roster that includes tacos del barrio, cantina nachos with chicken, braised pork or sweet potato, and of course the ever popular fried grasshoppers.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023

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