Cantina - wikipedia Cantina This article is about the type of restaurant / bar. For the type of truck, see food truck. For the location from Star Wars, see Mos Eisley Cantina. Locals at the El Nivel cantina in Mexico City A cantina is a type of bar popular in Mexico and Spain. The word is similar in etymology to `` canteen '', and is derived from the Italian word for a cellar, winery, or vault. In Italy, a cantina refers to a room below the ground level where wine and other products such as salami are stored. The term cantina entered the French language circa 1710 as cantine. It was used originally to refer to the shop of a sutler from where the beach or other large bodies of water can be heard ( audiable ). The chairs and tables are usually wonky and always wooden. Some cantinas are fronts for prostitution, particularly sexual slavery. Contents 1 Types of cantinas 1.1 Spain 1.2 Mexico 1.3 United States 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Types of cantinas An osteria at Castel del Piano, Tuscany Spain In Spain, a cantina is a bar located in a train station or any establishment located at or near a workplace where food and drinks are served. Cantina was one of the foreign words that entered in from Renaissance Italy. During the 16th century, the Spanish Empire included large holdings in Italy. Luis de Bávia wrote in his Tercera y Cuarta Parte de la Historia Pontifical y Católica ( 1621 ) : `` Perdiéndose en las cantinas y lugares baxos ( sic ) gran número de mercaderías... '' ( `` Losing itself in the cantinas and places of ill repute a large quantity of merchandise... '' ). The cantina features in one of the sonnets of Francisco de Quevedo ( 1580 - 1645 ). This is a quatrain from that sonnet : Esta cantina revestida en faz ; esta vendimia en hábito soez ; este pellejo, que, con media nuez, ' queda con una cuba taz a taz. This wine - cellar covered with a face ; This wine - harvest ( clad ) in filthy habit ; This wine - skin, which, with just a sip, Is happy to exchange it for a ( whole ) vat. Mexico Interior of cantina in Coyoacan, Mexico City In rural Mexico, a cantina traditionally is a kind of bar frequented by males for drinking alcohol and eating botanas ( appetizers ). Some cantinas are also known for being places where people gather to play dominoes, cards or other table games. Cantinas can often be distinguished by signs that expressly prohibit entrance to women and minors, as opposed to a club, salon de bailar ( dance hall ), or salon de mariachi ( typified by the Salon Tenampa, at the Plaza Garibaldi in Mexico City ) which are intended for socializing between the sexes. Also, some cantinas explicitly prohibit entrance to dogs and men in police or military uniform. Some of the traditional restrictions on entry to cantinas are beginning to fade away. However, in many areas it is still viewed as scandalous for proper ladies to be seen visiting a genuine cantina. United States A cantina in the U.S. is simply a tavern with a Southwestern or Mexican motif that serves traditional alcoholic Mexican drinks. In the 1890s, cantina entered American English from the Spanish language in the Southwest United States with the meaning of `` bar room, saloon. '' See also Drink portal Bar Juke joint List of public house topics Prison commissary Public house Tavern References Jump up ^ cantina. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language : Fourth Edition. 2000 Archived May 4, 2005, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Salame di felino - Naso&Gola Archived May 10, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Hispania ( Publicaciones periódicas ). Volume 75, Number 2, May 1992 - Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes ''. Cervantesvirtual.com. 2010 - 11 - 29. Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 16. Jump up ^ Diccionario de Autoridades. Edición facsímil. A-C. Real Academia Española ( Madrid : Editorial Gredos, 1979 ), 125. Jump up ^ `` Sonetos de Quevedo - Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes ''. Cervantesvirtual.com. 2010 - 11 - 29. Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 16. Jump up ^ Con media nuez refers to the Adam 's apple, thus making the meaning `` just a sip '' or `` a quick swallow. '' Habito is a play on words ( habit / custom ; and tunic ). Jump up ^ `` Cantina ''. Etimologias.dechile.net. Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 16. Jump up ^ The People 's Guide to Mexico ( Carl Franz, Avalon Travel Publishing ) Jump up ^ `` Online Etymology Dictionary ''. Etymonline.com. Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 16. 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Question: what does cantina mean in english from spanish
Answer: bar room