cabana

noun — 2 senses

cabana

noun

US /kəˈbænə/ · UK /kəˈbɑːnə/

Etymology Borrowed from Spanish cabaña and Portuguese cabana, both from Late Latin capanna. Doublet of cabane and cabin.

1

A cabin or hut for relaxing.

2

Australia, Canada, US A shelter on a beach or at a swimming pool.

  • “So what's new in the whiskey business?” one of the fat men finally says by way of welcome, and the blonde stands up, arches one foot and dips it into the pool, looking all the while at the cabana where Baby Pignatari is talking on the telephone.1968, Joan Didion, “On Keeping a Notebook”, in Slouching Towards Bethlehem:
Derived terms
cabana boy, cabana set, cabana shirt
Related terms
cabin

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