cuba
Spanish, noun/ˈkuba/
cuba is spelled C-U-B-A (4 letters) and appears 83 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,057th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cuba is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “barrel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Recipiente de madera, que sirve para contener líquidos, como agua, aceite, vino u otros licores. Se compone…”.
What does cuba mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebarrel
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Recipiente de madera, que sirve para contener líquidos, como agua, aceite, vino u otros licores. Se compone de duelas unidas y aseguradas con aros, generalmente de madera o hierro. Los extremos de la cuba son circulares y se cierran con tablas. 2. Unidad de medida imprecisa, equivalente al líquido que cabe en una cuba. 3. Persona que tiene un vientre prominente. 4. Persona que bebe gran cantidad de bebidas alcohólicas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cuba
- cubas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cuba?
- /ˈkuba/
- [ˈku.β̞a]
- [ˈkuβ̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cuba
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cuba in Spanish?
cuba appears 83 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).