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cantina

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


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

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 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 video showed four bright pink and orange shrimp, antennae seeming to wave as they spun around and bobbed up-and-down to a chucklesome version of the “Star Wars” cantina song.

From New York Times Mar. 13, 2024

Martinez ran the cantina from 2000 to 2019.

From Washington Times Jul. 3, 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

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

That was odd also, if Simpson had only known it; the many cantinas offered attractions which the carpenter's house did not.

From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 by Marshall, Edison




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