adj · noun · 6 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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kyo͞oʹ-bən
/ˈkjuːbən/
Australian:[ˈkjʉː.bən]
UK:[ˈkjuː.bən]
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
US:[ˈkju.bən]
rhymes with -uːbən
CMU ARPABET:K Y UW1 B AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Cuba, the Cuban people or the Cuban dialect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person from Cuba or of Cuban descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
His mother was a Cuban, and his father was a Spaniard; they came to the United States in 1918.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A cigar made in Cuba.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
What a hypocrite! He talks big about law and order but then he'll also wave an embargoed Cuban in your face!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Ellipsis of Cuban sandwich.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Examples
Can I please get a Cuban and a beer? Thank you!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Cuban rum
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
a native or inhabitant of Cuba
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: West Indian
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Taíno cubaobor.? Taíno coabanabor.? Spanish Cubabor. English Cuba Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Cuban From Cuba + -an.
Across languages
Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Kubaanse
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Asturian:
cubanu
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Belarusian:
кубі́нскі
(kubínski)
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Catalan:
cubà
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Czech:
kubánský
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Dutch:
Cubaans
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Finnish:
kuubalainen
— of or pertaining to Cuba
French:
cubain
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Galician:
cubano
— of or pertaining to Cuba
German:
kubanisch
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Greek:
κουβανικός
(kouvanikós)
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Hungarian:
kubai
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Icelandic:
kúbverskur
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Ido:
Kubana
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Italian:
cubano
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Macedonian:
кубански
(kubanski)
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Norwegian Bokmål:
cubansk
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Norwegian Bokmål:
kubansk
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Norwegian Nynorsk:
cubansk
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kubansk
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Occitan:
cuban
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Polish:
kubański
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Portuguese:
cubano
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Romanian:
cubanez
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Romanian:
cuban
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Russian:
куби́нский
(kubínskij)
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Scottish Gaelic:
cùbanach
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Spanish:
cubano
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Swahili:
Kikuba
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Ukrainian:
куби́нський
(kubýnsʹkyj)
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Welsh:
Ciwbaidd
— of or pertaining to Cuba
Afrikaans:
Kubaan
— a person from Cuba
Asturian:
cubanu
— a person from Cuba
Asturian:
cubana
— a person from Cuba
Azerbaijani:
kubalı
— a person from Cuba
Belarusian:
кубі́нец
(kubínjec)
— a person from Cuba
Belarusian:
кубі́нка
(kubínka)
— a person from Cuba
Catalan:
cubà
— a person from Cuba
Czech:
Kubánec
— a person from Cuba
Dutch:
Cubaan
— a person from Cuba
Dutch:
Cubaanse
— a person from Cuba
Esperanto:
kubano
— a person from Cuba
Finnish:
kuubalainen
— a person from Cuba
French:
Cubain
— a person from Cuba
Galician:
cubano
— a person from Cuba
Galician:
cubana
— a person from Cuba
German:
Kubaner
— a person from Cuba
German:
Kubanerin
— a person from Cuba
Greek:
Κουβανός
(Kouvanós)
— a person from Cuba
Greek:
Κουβανή
(Kouvaní)
— a person from Cuba
Hebrew:
קובני
(qubani)
— a person from Cuba
Hebrew:
קובנית
(qubanit)
— a person from Cuba
Hungarian:
kubai
— a person from Cuba
Icelandic:
Kúbumaður
— a person from Cuba
Icelandic:
Kúbumenn
— a person from Cuba
Icelandic:
Kúbverji
— a person from Cuba
Icelandic:
Kúbverjar
— a person from Cuba
Ido:
Kubano
— a person from Cuba
Italian:
cubano
— a person from Cuba
Italian:
cubana
— a person from Cuba
Italian:
cubani
— a person from Cuba
Italian:
cubane
— a person from Cuba
Macedonian:
Кубанец
(Kubanec)
— a person from Cuba
Macedonian:
Кубанка
(Kubanka)
— a person from Cuba
Marathi:
क्यूबन
(kyūban)
— a person from Cuba
Norwegian Bokmål:
cubaner
— a person from Cuba
Norwegian Bokmål:
kubaner
— a person from Cuba
Norwegian Nynorsk:
cuban
— a person from Cuba
Norwegian Nynorsk:
cubanar
— a person from Cuba
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kuban
— a person from Cuba
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kubanar
— a person from Cuba
Polish:
Kubańczyk
— a person from Cuba
Polish:
Kubanka
— a person from Cuba
Portuguese:
cubano
— a person from Cuba
Romanian:
cubanez
— a person from Cuba
Romanian:
cubaneză
— a person from Cuba
Russian:
куби́нец
(kubínec)
— a person from Cuba
Russian:
куби́нка
(kubínka)
— a person from Cuba
Spanish:
cubano
— a person from Cuba
Swahili:
Mkuba
— a person from Cuba
Turkish:
Kübalı
— a person from Cuba
Ukrainian:
куби́нець
(kubýnecʹ)
— a person from Cuba
Ukrainian:
куби́нка
(kubýnka)
— a person from Cuba
