How to pronounce cabana
American English pronunciation
kuh-BAN-yuh
- IPA
- /kəˈbænjə/
- Syllables
- kuh · BAN · yuh (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- kuh-BAN-uh
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What cabana means
A small hut or tent for changing or resting at a beach or pool
In a sentence: We rested in the shade of the cabana after a long swim.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese words for a hut, which came from an older word that also gave us cabin.
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