Cuban
proper noun
- person from Cuba
- family name
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːbən/ / [ˈkjʉː.bən] / [ˈkjuː.bən]
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Taíno cubaobor.? Taíno coabanabor.? Spanish Cubabor. English Cuba Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Cuban From Cuba + -an.
- Of, from, or pertaining to Cuba, the Cuban people or the Cuban dialect.
“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.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Taíno cubaobor.? Taíno coabanabor.? Spanish Cubabor. English Cuba Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Cuban From Cuba + -an.
- A person from Cuba or of Cuban descent.
“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.”
- A cigar made in Cuba.
“What a hypocrite! He talks big about law and order but then he'll also wave an embargoed Cuban in your face!”
- Ellipsis of Cuban sandwich.
“Can I please get a Cuban and a beer? Thank you!”