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cubata

Spanish, noun/kuˈbata/

cubata is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “Cuba libre, rum and coke” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Combinado de ron y cola”.

What does cubata mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    SpainmasculineCuba libre, rum and coke

  2. 2

    Spainmasculinelong drink, tall drink (drink resulting from mixing an alcoholic beverage with a soft drink)

  3. 3

    masculineboat-spine acacia (Vachellia campeachiana)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Combinado de ron y cola. 2. Por extensión, combinado de destilado con refresco.

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 cubata

  • cubatas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce cubata?

  • /kuˈbata/
  • [kuˈβ̞a.t̪a]
  • [kuˈβ̞at̪a]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is cubata in Spanish?

cubata appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).