Cantina

Southwestern watering hole

A cantina is a bar or tavern, especially in Spanish-speaking countries or the southwestern United States.

The word evokes a casual establishment serving drinks and sometimes food, often with a rustic or traditional atmosphere.

In popular culture, cantina has become familiar through science fiction, particularly the iconic alien-filled bar scene in Star Wars.

We stopped at a cantina for cold beers and tacos.

Mexican

taqueria

Mexican taco restaurant

  • tacosFilled folded tortillas
  • burritosFilled, folded flour tortillas
  • salsaSpicy tomato condiment

margaritas · cerveza · tortillas · guacamole · enchiladas · nachos · jalapeños · quesadillas · tequila · mezcal

StarWars

Mos Eisley

  • aliensBeings from other worlds
  • scumSurface residue or lowlifes
  • villainyCriminal or evil behavior

Tatooine · smugglers · bounty hunters · Greedo · Han Solo · blaster · spaceport · bartender · creatures · droids

Italian

wine cellar

Underground room for bottles

rustic · trattoria · bottles · casks · osteria · bodega · prosecco · antipasti · bruschetta · prosciutto

military

mess hall

Military dining facility

provisions · commissary · garrison · troops · officers · base · quarters · cafeteria · enlisted · bivouac

workplace

cafeteria

Self-service dining facility

employees · staff · factory · office · workers · industrial · refectory · coffee · snacks · trays

Categories
Opposites
establishment formality

Cantinacountry club

Private recreational membership facility

champagne bar · wine bar · gentlemen's club · speakeasy · gastropub

establishment purpose

Cantinachurch

Place of Christian worship

temple · mosque · library · daycare center · courthouse

atmosphere and safety

Cantinasanctuary

Protected sacred space

refuge · safe house · family restaurant · daycare · meditation center

Family

cant, canteen, canto, cantor, chant, chanter, chanty, shanty, enchant

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G