Meanings
nounCuba libre (plural Cuba libres)
plural Cuba libres
- A cocktail typically made from rum, cola, and lime juice.
Synonyms: rum and coke
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cocktail typically made from rum, cola, and lime juice.
Similar
rum and coke
Origin
- Cuban Spanishcubalibre
- EnglishCuba libre
Borrowed from Cuban Spanish cubalibre (literally “Free Cuba”).
More words from Cuban Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese cuba-libre, cuba
- cuba-librecocktail
- cubacocktail
Spanish cubalibre
- cubalibrecocktail
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Cuba libre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuba%20libre
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“Cuba libre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuba%20libre. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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