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A '''cantina''' is a type of [[Bar (establishment)|bar]] common in [[Latin America]] and [[Spain]].  The word is similar in [[etymology]] to "[[canteen (place)|canteen]]", and is derived from the [[Italian language|Italian]] word for a [[Wine cellar|cellar]], [[winery]], or [[Vault (architecture)|vault]].<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/72/C0077200.html cantina. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050504050417/http://www.bartleby.com/61/72/C0077200.html |date=May 4, 2005 }}</ref> 
In [[Italy]], the word ''cantina'' refers to a room below the ground level where wine and other products such as [[salami]] are stored.<ref>[http://www.nasoegola.com/ita/shop/dettagli/salame.html Salame di felino - Naso&Gola] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510180102/http://www.nasoegola.com/ita/shop/dettagli/salame.html |date=May 10, 2006 }}</ref>

As ''cantine'' it was used to refer to the shop of a [[sutler]], an army camp follower.

==Types of cantinas== 
[[Image:Castel del Piano-Arcidosso-Antica cantina per wikipediani.jpg|thumb|upright|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 [[wiktionary:Workplace|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/servlet/SirveObras/12604863131268282976624/p0000013.htm#I_21_ |title=Hispania [Publicaciones periódicas&#93;. Volume 75, Number 2, May 1992 - Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes |publisher=Cervantesvirtual.com |date=2010-11-29 |accessdate=2013-09-16 |archive-date=2016-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109045018/http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/servlet/SirveObras/12604863131268282976624/p0000013.htm#I_21_ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[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...").<ref>''Diccionario de Autoridades.  Edición facsímil.  A-C.  Real Academia Española'' (Madrid: Editorial Gredos, 1979), 125.</ref>

The cantina features in one of the [[sonnet]]s of [[Francisco de Quevedo]] (1580-1645).  This is a [[quatrain]] from that sonnet:

{{quote|<poem>{{lang|es|Esta cantina revestida en faz;
esta vendimia en hábito soez;
este pellejo, que, con media nuez,'
queda con una cuba taz a taz.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/servlet/SirveObras/00361629890036295209079/p0000003.htm#I_440_ |title=Sonetos de Quevedo - Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes |publisher=Cervantesvirtual.com |date=2010-11-29 |accessdate=2013-09-16}}</ref></poem>

<poem>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.<ref>''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).</ref></poem>}}

===Mexico===
[[Image:Cantina la guadalupana interior.jpg|thumb|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://etimologias.dechile.net/?cantina |title=Cantina |publisher=Etimologias.dechile.net |date= |accessdate=2013-09-16}}</ref> 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''.<ref>''The People's Guide to Mexico'' (Carl Franz, Avalon Travel Publishing)</ref>[[Image:Cantina_-_El_Nivel_-_001.jpg|thumb|alt=Locals at the bar of the El Nivel cantina|Locals at the El Nivel cantina in Mexico City]]
 
===Angola===

Specifically In the ''musseques'' (Rural Areas) a ''cantina'' traditionally is a corner shop or [[Bar (establishment)|bar]] frequented by the locals where they drink alcohol and eat ''petiscos'' (appetizers). Some ''cantinas'' in Angola are places where people gather to dance or play games. <ref>{{Cite web |last=redação |last2=redação |date=2021-08-20 |title=Como abrir uma cantina em Angola em 5 passos |url=https://canalk.com/como-abrir-uma-cantina-em-angola/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=Canal K |language=pt-PT}}</ref>

===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 (establishment)|bar room]], [[Western saloon|saloon]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=cantina |title=Online Etymology Dictionary |publisher=Etymonline.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-16}}</ref>

=== Other ===
The term ''cantina'' entered the [[French language]] circa 1710.{{Citation needed|date=May 2015}}

==See also==
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*[[Bar (establishment)|Bar]] 
*[[Juke joint]]
* [[List of public house topics]]
*[[Mos Eisley]]
*[[Prison commissary]]
*[[Public house]]
*[[Tavern]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{wiktionary-inline|cantina}}

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