cabana en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kəˈbænə/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /kəˈbɑːnə/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cabaña and Portuguese cabana, both from Late Latin capanna. Doublet of cabane and cabin.
Meanings
- A cabin or hut for relaxing.
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(Australia, Canada, US) A shelter on a beach or at a swimming pool.
“So what's new in the whiskey business?” one of the fat men finally says by way of welcome, and the blonde stands up, arches one foot and dips it into the pool, looking all the while at the cabana where Baby Pignatari is talking on the telephone.
1968, Joan Didion, “On Keeping a Notebook”, in Slouching Towards Bethlehem:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cabanas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cabana shirt · cabana boy · cabana set
Relateds
Translations (12)
it capanna (a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach) · it cabina (a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach) · cmn 小屋 (a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach) · de Hütte (a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach) · pt choupana (a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach) · ms kabana (a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach) · pl cabana (a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach) · id kabana (a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach) · es cabaña (a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach) · de Unterstand (a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach) · pt cabana (a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach) · pl kabina plażowa (a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach)