# cantina

> English word · Noun · IPA /kænˈtiː.nə/ · frequency rank #42,568

## Definitions
1. A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.
2. A cantina truck, cantina wagon or cantina trailer.

## Etymology
From Spanish cantina, from Italian cantina. Doublet of canteen.

## Easily confused with
- **canton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cantina-vs-canton)
- **Carina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cantina-vs-carina)
- **casting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cantina-vs-casting)
- **chanting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cantina-vs-chanting)
- **canine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canine-vs-cantina)
- **canning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canning-vs-cantina)
- **candida** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candida-vs-cantina)

## Common misspellings (10)
`acntina`, `canitna`, `canntina`, `cantian`, `cantinna`, `cantnia`, `canttina`, `catnina`, `ccantina`, `cnatina`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cantina