cantina
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Supergirl would rather spend her time intergalactic bar-hopping between 10 different versions of the “Star Wars” cantina.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
There’s a “Star Wars” cantina bit, a soupçon of James Bond in the score at a fancy gala and dashes of Steven Spielberg in the camerawork.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
Martinez ran the cantina from 2000 to 2019.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
They join a roster that includes tacos del barrio, cantina nachos with chicken, braised pork or sweet potato, and of course the ever popular fried grasshoppers.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
We pulled up in the dirt yard of a cantina where half-clothed children chased mean-looking chickens around and around.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
English speakers pour out of cafes and, on Sundays, cantinas are packed with young people in sports jerseys, the televisions switched from soccer to American football.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
In 1970 he wrote the seminal Latin American love song “Yolanda,” which is still an enduring favorite everywhere from Old Havana’s tourist cafes to Mexico City cantinas.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
Adorned with bright lights, it’s also home to a number of cantinas and restaurants.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022
Backed by a full mariachi band, he sang of love and heartbreak, ranches and cantinas, honor and patriotism, saluting working-class heroes who were penniless but happy, heartbroken yet proud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2021
You are unshaven—you resemble a loafer in cantinas.
From The Pride of Palomar by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
