Etymology tree
Taíno cubaobor.?
Taíno coabanabor.?
Spanish Cubabor.
English Cuba
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English Cuban
From Cuba + -an.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Cuba, the Cuban people or the Cuban dialect.
Conservative Republicans who had demanded an investigation and hearings when Elian, the 6-year-old Cuban boy, was forceably taken from the house of his great-uncle on April 22 quickly retreated when it was clear the public supported the government action. 2000 February 6, Adam Clymer, “THE ELIAN GONZALEZ CASE: THE POLITICS; While Conservatives and Liberals React, Gore and Bush Hedge on Ruling”, in The New York Times:
ro cubanez (of or pertaining to Cuba) · ru куби́нский (of or pertaining to Cuba) · it cubano (of or pertaining to Cuba) · pt cubano (of or pertaining to Cuba) · gl cubano (of or pertaining to Cuba) · nb kubansk (of or pertaining to Cuba) · de kubanisch (of or pertaining to Cuba) · io Kubana (of or pertaining to Cuba) · el κουβανικός (of or pertaining to Cuba) · ast cubanu (of or pertaining to Cuba) · nn kubansk (of or pertaining to Cuba) · nn cubansk (of or pertaining to Cuba) · cs kubánský (of or pertaining to Cuba) · nb cubansk (of or pertaining to Cuba) · oc cuban (of or pertaining to Cuba) · be кубі́нскі (of or pertaining to Cuba) · gd cùbanach (of or pertaining to Cuba) · sw Kikuba (of or pertaining to Cuba) · es cubano (of or pertaining to Cuba) · fi kuubalainen (of or pertaining to Cuba) · af Kubaanse (of or pertaining to Cuba) · hu kubai (of or pertaining to Cuba) · ca cubà (of or pertaining to Cuba) · is kúbverskur (of or pertaining to Cuba) · cy Ciwbaidd (of or pertaining to Cuba) · fr cubain (of or pertaining to Cuba) · ro cuban (of or pertaining to Cuba) · pl kubański (of or pertaining to Cuba) · nl Cubaans (of or pertaining to Cuba) · uk куби́нський (of or pertaining to Cuba) · mk кубански (of or pertaining to Cuba)
Etymology tree
Taíno cubaobor.?
Taíno coabanabor.?
Spanish Cubabor.
English Cuba
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English Cuban
From Cuba + -an.
Meanings
A person from Cuba or of Cuban descent.
Eleven Cubans in a vintage Buick — three of them the original “truckonauts” who tried a similar intrepid journey last year aboard a battered Chevy pickup — were intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard early Wednesday and now face a return trip to the communist island. 2004 May 2, Tere Figueras, Luisa Yanez, “Cubans’ Buick pulled over at sea”, in The Miami Herald:
His mother was a Cuban, and his father was a Spaniard; they came to the United States in 1918.
A cigar made in Cuba.
What a hypocrite! He talks big about law and order but then he'll also wave an embargoed Cuban in your face!
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Cuban sandwich.
mk Кубанка (a person from Cuba) · he קובני (a person from Cuba) · ru куби́нка (a person from Cuba) · tr Kübalı (a person from Cuba) · eo kubano (a person from Cuba) · es cubano (a person from Cuba) · mk Кубанец (a person from Cuba) · de Kubanerin (a person from Cuba) · nn cuban (a person from Cuba) · it cubani (a person from Cuba) · el Κουβανός (a person from Cuba) · de Kubaner (a person from Cuba) · is Kúbumaður (a person from Cuba) · is Kúbverjar (a person from Cuba) · pt cubano (a person from Cuba) · sw Mkuba (a person from Cuba) · io Kubano (a person from Cuba) · af Kubaan (a person from Cuba) · az kubalı (a person from Cuba) · fi kuubalainen (a person from Cuba) · gl cubano (a person from Cuba) · gl cubana (a person from Cuba) · nl Cubaanse (a person from Cuba) · be кубі́нец (a person from Cuba) · nn cubanar (a person from Cuba) · ro cubanez (a person from Cuba) · is Kúbverji (a person from Cuba) · el Κουβανή (a person from Cuba) · uk куби́нка (a person from Cuba) · ast cubanu (a person from Cuba) · he קובנית (a person from Cuba) · nn kubanar (a person from Cuba) · ro cubaneză (a person from Cuba) · ru куби́нец (a person from Cuba) · nn kuban (a person from Cuba) · pl Kubańczyk (a person from Cuba) · fr Cubain (a person from Cuba) · it cubane (a person from Cuba) · ast cubana (a person from Cuba) · pl Kubanka (a person from Cuba) · ca cubà (a person from Cuba) · it cubano (a person from Cuba) · it cubana (a person from Cuba) · nb kubaner (a person from Cuba) · hu kubai (a person from Cuba) · nl Cubaan (a person from Cuba) · nb cubaner (a person from Cuba) · mr क्यूबन (a person from Cuba) · is Kúbumenn (a person from Cuba) · uk куби́нець (a person from Cuba) · cs Kubánec (a person from Cuba) · be кубі́нка (a person from Cuba)