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cuban
(encz) | Cuban,Kubánec n: Petr Prášek |
cuban
(encz) | Cuban,kubánský adj: Petr Prášek |
Cuban
(gcide) | Cuban \Cu"ban\ (k[=u]"ban), prop. a.
Of or pertaining to Cuba or its inhabitants. -- n. A native
or an inhabitant of Cuba.
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cuban
(wn) | Cuban
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people
of Cuba; "Cuban rum"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Cuba |
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Cuban
(gcide) | Cuban \Cu"ban\ (k[=u]"ban), prop. a.
Of or pertaining to Cuba or its inhabitants. -- n. A native
or an inhabitant of Cuba.
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Cuban vanilla
(gcide) | Vanilla \Va*nil"la\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. vainilla, dim. of Sp.
vaina a sheath, a pod, L. vagina; because its grains, or
seeds, are contained in little pods.]
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1. (Bot.) A genus of climbing orchidaceous plants, natives of
tropical America.
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2. The long podlike capsules of Vanilla planifolia, and
Vanilla claviculata, remarkable for their delicate and
agreeable odor, for the volatile, odoriferous oil
extracted from them; also, the flavoring extract made from
the capsules, extensively used in confectionery,
perfumery, etc.
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Note: As a medicine, vanilla is supposed to possess powers
analogous to valerian, while, at the same time, it is
far more grateful.
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Cuban vanilla, a sweet-scented West Indian composite shrub
(Eupatorium Dalea).
Vanilla bean, the long capsule of the vanilla plant.
Vanilla grass. Same as Holy grass, under Holy.
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Solendon Cubanus
(gcide) | Solenodon \So*le"no*don\, n. [Gr. ???? a channel + ????, ???, a
tooth.] (Zool.)
Either one of two species of singular West Indian
insectivores, allied to the tenrec. One species ({Solendon
paradoxus}), native of St. Domingo, is called also agouta;
the other (Solendon Cubanus), found in Cuba, is called
almique.
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cuban bast
(wn) | Cuban bast
n 1: 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:
Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, majagua, mahagua,
Hibiscus elatus] |
cuban capital
(wn) | Cuban capital
n 1: the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western
Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas [syn:
Havana, capital of Cuba, Cuban capital] |
cuban heel
(wn) | Cuban heel
n 1: a broad heel of medium height on women's shoes |
cuban itch
(wn) | Cuban itch
n 1: a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of
the virus [syn: alastrim, variola minor,
pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, milk pox, white pox,
West Indian smallpox, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox] |
cuban mahogany
(wn) | Cuban mahogany
n 1: mahogany tree of West Indies [syn: true mahogany, {Cuban
mahogany}, Dominican mahogany, Swietinia mahogani] |
cuban monetary unit
(wn) | Cuban monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Cuba |
cuban peso
(wn) | Cuban peso
n 1: the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos
[syn: Cuban peso, peso] |
cuban revolution
(wn) | Cuban Revolution
n 1: the revolution led by Fidel Castro and a small band of
guerrilla fighters against a corrupt dictatorship in Cuba;
1956-1959 |
cuban sandwich
(wn) | Cuban sandwich
n 1: 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: bomber,
grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy,
Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub,
submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge,
zep] |
cuban spinach
(wn) | Cuban spinach
n 1: succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb;
grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North
America [syn: winter purslane, miner's lettuce, {Cuban
spinach}, Montia perfoliata] |
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