as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
we spent an interesting evening in that desert town's lone cantina
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Recent Examples of cantina
But if checking out every local cantina and helping pay off the debts of patrons wanted by the Empire is one detour too many, Outlaws also offers a compelling central story about crime and class that creates hope for more Kay Vess in the future, in any medium.
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Richard Newby, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
The archetype of the Mos Eisley cantina was born.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
On-property restaurants – whether casual (Proof, billed as an American cantina) and Talavera (an upscale Spanish steakhouse) are typical of the Four Seasons level of excellence.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
Although expat William Lee (Daniel Craig) is more free in Mexico City to drink around the clock, shoot heroin and indulge in his gay desires than in America, there still remains a secretive slyness required in expressing his queerness — even in the slovenly cantinas south of the border.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
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Richard Newby, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
The archetype of the Mos Eisley cantina was born.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
On-property restaurants – whether casual (Proof, billed as an American cantina) and Talavera (an upscale Spanish steakhouse) are typical of the Four Seasons level of excellence.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
Although expat William Lee (Daniel Craig) is more free in Mexico City to drink around the clock, shoot heroin and indulge in his gay desires than in America, there still remains a secretive slyness required in expressing his queerness — even in the slovenly cantinas south of the border.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantina
Noun
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The regular inspections include restaurants, taverns, grocery stores, meat markets and bakeries.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2025
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Be sure to keep an eye out as the windmill atop the tavern is engulfed in flames several times an hour.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the trendy neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, cafes and clothing stores bustled as usual.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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In 2023, Bachelier opened a cafe and test kitchen space along Highway 101 in Leucadia that somewhat accidentally became a blockbuster restaurant, though its immediate success was slightly improbable but not at all surprising given the collective talent.—
Candice Woo,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Dear Eric: My favorite local pub has wonderful food except for the fries.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
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The singer then explained the sentimental reasoning behind the pub's name, Lancaster Lock.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The hotel’s adobe-style buildings are interconnected, with paths weaving between the rooms, a moody saloon, and the breezy restaurant.—
Rosecrans Baldwin,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2025
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By 1885 the new settlement’s population soared to more than 2,000, and hotels, restaurants, blacksmiths, saloons, shops and more lined both sides of Main Street, Second and Third Avenues.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
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About midway through, his character, searching for a trafficked young woman, poses as a drug dealer looking to score a connection with a local kingpin holding court in the backroom of a biker bar.—
Donald Liebenson,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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He’s been frequently arrested by Iranian authorities, most recently in July 2022 after signing an appeal against police violence and spent several months behind bars.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Cantina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantina. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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