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cabana

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /kəˈbænə/
  • UK: /kəˈbɑːnə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ænə
  • rhymes with -ɑːnə
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 B AE1 N AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A cabin or hut for relaxing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A shelter on a beach or at a swimming pool.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, Canada, US

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: tent, collapsible shelter

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cabaña and Portuguese cabana, both from Late Latin capanna. Doublet of cabane and cabin.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 小屋 (xiǎowū) — a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach
  • German: Hütte — a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach
  • German: Unterstand — a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach
  • Indonesian: kabana — a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach
  • Italian: cabina — a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach
  • Italian: capanna — a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach
  • Malay: kabana — a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach
  • Polish: cabana — a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach
  • Polish: kabina plażowa — a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach
  • Portuguese: cabana — a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach
  • Portuguese: choupana — a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach
  • Spanish: cabaña — a cabin or hut, shelter on a beach