Etymology

cantina

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Today it means: A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America. Full definition →

Spanish cantina ← Italian cantina
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The story

  1. Italian · derived fromcantina
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromcantina
  3. English todaycantina

From Spanish cantina, from Italian cantina. Doublet of canteen.

Words from the same roots

Italiancantina all →

canteen

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.