cubata

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cubata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kuˈβa.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kuˈba.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kuˈba.ta]

Noun

cubata m (plural cubates)

1. Cuba libre, rum and coke

   Synonyms: cuba libre, combinat

   • 2022 February 9, Vincent Pons, “Pagafantes”, in Nosaltres La Veu‎^[1]:

     Un pagafantes és el típic balòstia que, pensant que pot traure'n un benefici amatori, convida a Fantes o cubates als seus ligues.

     A nice guy is the typical wimp who, thinking to get some kind of romantic benefit, treats their pals to Fantas or Cuba libres.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu kubata.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈba.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈba.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈba.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈba.tɐ/ [kuˈβa.tɐ]

• Hyphenation: cu‧ba‧ta

Noun

cubata f (plural cubatas)

1. (Angola) hut, house

Spanish

Etymology

From cubalibre +‎ -ata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈbata/ [kuˈβ̞a.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: cu‧ba‧ta

Noun

cubata m (plural cubatas)

1. (Spain) Cuba libre, rum and coke

   Synonyms: cubalibre, roncola

2. (Spain, by extension) long drink, tall drink (drink resulting from mixing an alcoholic beverage with a soft drink)

   Synonym: trago largo

3. boat-spine acacia (Vachellia campeachiana)

Further reading

• “cubata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10