| cuban | (n) a native or inhabitant of Cuba |
| cuban | (adj) of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba |
| cuban bast | (n) erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks, Syn. mahagua, majagua, mahoe, Hibiscus elatus, blue mahoe |
| cuban heel | (n) a broad heel of medium height on women's shoes |
| cuban monetary unit | (n) monetary unit in Cuba |
| cuban peso | (n) the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos, Syn. peso |
| cuban revolution | (n) the revolution led by Fidel Castro and a small band of guerrilla fighters against a corrupt dictatorship in Cuba; 1956-1959 |
| alastrim | (n) a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus, Syn. West Indian smallpox, variola minor, pseudovariola, pseudosmallpox, Cuban itch, white pox, Kaffir pox, milk pox |
| bomber | (n) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States, Syn. wedge, zep, hero sandwich, submarine, sub, grinder, Cuban sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, torpedo, poor boy, Italian sandwich, hero, submarine sandwich |
| havana | (n) the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas, Syn. capital of Cuba, Cuban capital |
| true mahogany | (n) mahogany tree of West Indies, Syn. Cuban mahogany, Dominican mahogany, Swietinia mahogani |
| winter purslane | (n) succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb; grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North America, Syn. miner's lettuce, Montia perfoliata, Cuban spinach |
