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cantina

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


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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

There’s a “Star Wars” cantina bit, a soupçon of James Bond in the score at a fancy gala and dashes of Steven Spielberg in the camerawork.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

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

We pulled up in the dirt yard of a cantina where half-clothed children chased mean-looking chickens around and around.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

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

The mochila had four pockets called cantinas in each of its corners one in front and one behind each of the rider's legs.

From The Story of the Pony Express by Glenn D. (Glenn Danford) Bradley


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