What does cuba in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cuba in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cuba in Spanish.

The word cuba in Spanish means barrel, cask, Cuba, drunk as a skunk, well-oiled, pissed, Cuba libre. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cuba

barrel, cask

nombre femenino (recipiente de madera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Saca vino de la cuba.

Cuba

nombre propio femenino (país)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nunca he estado en Cuba.
I've never been to Cuba.

drunk as a skunk

expresión (muy borracho) (colloquial)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Anoche quedé borracha como una cuba luego de la fiesta.
I was as drunk as a skunk last night after the party.

well-oiled, pissed

locución adjetiva (muy borracho) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Está como una cuba, así de borracho no llegará a casa.

Cuba libre

locución nominal masculina (ron con refresco de cola) (cocktail)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me encanta tomar un cuba libre en verano, por la noche, en la terracita.

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