cubata

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cubata.

Pronunciation

Noun

cubata m (plural cubates)

  1. Cuba libre, rum and coke
    Synonyms: cuba libre, combinat
    • 2022 February 9, Vincent Pons, “Pagafantes”, in Nosaltres La Veu‎[1]:
      Un pagafantes és el típic balòstia que, pensant que pot traure'n un benefici amatori, convida a Fantes o cubates als seus ligues.
      A nice guy is the typical wimp who, thinking to get some kind of romantic benefit, treats their pals to Fantas or Cuba libres.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu kubata.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈba.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈba.ta/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈba.tɐ/ [kuˈβa.tɐ]

  • Hyphenation: cu‧ba‧ta

Noun

cubata f (plural cubatas)

  1. (Angola) hut, house

References

  1. ^ “cubata”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “cubata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From cubalibre +‎ -ata.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈbata/ [kuˈβ̞a.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: cu‧ba‧ta

Noun

cubata m (plural cubatas)

  1. (Spain) Cuba libre, rum and coke
    Synonyms: cubalibre, roncola
  2. (Spain, by extension) long drink, tall drink (drink resulting from mixing an alcoholic beverage with a soft drink)
    Synonym: trago largo
  3. boat-spine acacia (Vachellia campeachiana)

Further reading

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