Etymology

Guantanamo Bay

Today it means: A bay in Southeast Cuba. Full definition →

Spanish Guantánamo
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromGuantánamo
  2. English todayGuantanamo Bay

From Guantanamo + bay. Borrowed from Spanish Guantánamo, from Taíno, literally "land between rivers."

Words from the same roots

SpanishGuantánamo all →

Guantanamo

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.