cuban
[ˈkjʉː.bən]
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.93 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
adj
Of, from, or pertaining to Cuba, the Cuban people or the Cuban dialect.
Example Sentences
- "His mother was a Cuban, and his father was a Spaniard; they came to the United States in 1918."
- "Eleven Cubans in a vintage Buick — three of them the original “truckonauts” who tried a similar intrepid journey last year aboard a battered Chevy pickup — were intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard early Wednesday and now face a return trip to the communist island."
- "What a hypocrite! He talks big about law and order but then he'll also wave an embargoed Cuban in your face!"
- "Can I please get a Cuban and a beer? Thank you!"
- "Conservative Republicans who had demanded an investigation and hearings when Elian, the 6-year-old Cuban boy, was forceably taken from the house of his great-uncle on April 22 quickly retreated when it was clear the public supported the government action."
Etymology
Etymology tree Taíno cubaobor.? Taíno coabanabor.? Spanish Cubabor. English Cuba Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Cuban From Cuba + -an.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: [ˈkjʉː.bən]
- British English: [ˈkjuː.bən]
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Afro-Cuban
Cuban amazon
Cuban blackbird
Cuban black hawk
Cuban boa
Cuban bullfinch
Cuban cedar
Cuban crocodile