Cuban
From the Caribbean
Cuban refers to people, things, or cultural elements from Cuba, the Caribbean island nation.
A Cuban is a person from Cuba or of Cuban descent.
Cuban cigars are prized worldwide.
Cuban music blends African and Spanish influences.
A Cuban sandwich is a pressed ham-and-pork sandwich on Cuban bread, popular in Florida.
The Cuban missile crisis of 1962 brought the U.S. and Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war.
Tropical Atlantic region
- HavanaCuba's largest city
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- caysLow coral islets
Guantánamo · palm trees · sugar cane · tobacco fields · coral reef · Trinidad · coastline · humid
Cuban revolutionary dictator
- 1959Mid-twentieth century date
- BatistaCuban military dictator
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
- Bay of PigsFailed 1961 invasion site
Che Guevara · embargo · nationalization · revolutionary · blockade · CDR · rationing
Syncretic Afro-Cuban religion
- rumbaAfro-Cuban partner dance
- Celia CruzLegendary Cuban salsa vocalist
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- boleroCropped open-front jacket
Mystical personal power
- tostonesCrispy fried plantain slices
- arroz con polloHispanic chicken-and-grain dish
- picadilloSeasoned ground meat dish
- croquetasBreaded fried béchamel bites
empanadas · flan · yuca · malanga · plantains · guava · mamey · cafecito
Banishment from homeland
- MiamiSoutheast Florida coastal city
- Little HavanaCuban immigrant community in Miami
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
defector · refugee · Hialeah · nostalgia · remittances
Caribbean
Tropical Atlantic region
- HavanaCuba's largest city
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
cays · Guantánamo · palm trees · sugar cane · tobacco fields · coral reef · Trinidad · coastline · humid · hurricane
Fidel Castro
Cuban revolutionary dictator
Che Guevara · Bay of Pigs · embargo · nationalization · revolutionary · blockade · CDR · rationing
Santería
Syncretic Afro-Cuban religion
- rumbaAfro-Cuban partner dance
- Celia CruzLegendary Cuban salsa vocalist
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
mojo
Mystical personal power
- tostonesCrispy fried plantain slices
- arroz con polloHispanic chicken-and-grain dish
- picadilloSeasoned ground meat dish
croquetas · empanadas · flan · yuca · malanga · plantains · guava · mamey · cafecito · tamales
exile
Banishment from homeland
- MiamiSoutheast Florida coastal city
- Little HavanaCuban immigrant community in Miami
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
expatriate · defector · refugee · Hialeah · nostalgia · remittances
- cuisinesItalian cuisine, French cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Japanese cuisine, Mexican cuisine
- DemonymsAmerican, Australian, Canadian, British, Chinese
- Islandersislander, Hawaiians, Hawaiian, Fijians, Jamaican
- Cigarscigar box, cigar bands, cigar bar, torpedo, corona
- LatinoMexican, Puerto Rican, Colombian, Dominican, Peruvian
- Latino identitiesLatino, Latinx, Hispanic, Latin American, Mexican
CubanJamaican
Of a Caribbean island
Haitian · Puerto Rican · Dominican · Bahamian · Trinidadian
CubanAmerican
From the U.S.
capitalist · anti-communist · Western · democratic · free-market
CubanAmerican
From the U.S.
pro-American · NATO member · Cuban-American · Israeli · British
- Cuban RevolutionCaribbean island's 1959 overthrow
- Cuban rumSugarcane spirit from island
- Cuban cigarTobacco roll from Havana
- Cuban sandwichPressed meat and pickle sub
- Cuban sandwichesPressed pork and ham melts
- Cuban coffeeSugar-whipped Caribbean espresso