Cuban heel

noun

A relatively low-style of high heel shoe, characterised by a slightly tapered back and a straight front

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Meanings

nounCuban heel (plural Cuban heels)

plural Cuban heels

  1. A relatively low-style of high heel shoe, characterised by a slightly tapered back and a straight front
  2. A type of heel used for men's boots similar to the heel on cowboy boots

    He wore a short leather jerkin, elasticated at waist and cuffs, tight Wranglers that flared out over calfskin boots with Cuban heels.

    2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 415
  3. In women's sheer stockings or pantyhose, a prominent thin rectangle heel reinforcement at the base of the back seam.
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APA

Cuban heel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuban%20heel

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cuban heel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuban%20heel.

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