Where does “cubata” come from?

cubata (Spanish) comes from Spanish cubalibre, from English Cuba libre — A rum and cola cocktail.

cubata (Spanish): dark rum and coke

Definitions

  1. dark rum and coke

Ancestry of “cubata”, step by step

cubata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish cubalibre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcubalibrerum and cola; cocktail
2EnglishCuba libreA rum and cola cocktail

via Kimbundu kubata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kimbundukubata—
Every word from English Cuba libre →Every word from Spanish cubalibre →