cuban heel

Cu·ba heel

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kyoo-buh heel]
- /ˈkyu bə hil/
- /ˈkjuː.bən hiːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kyoo-buh heel]
- /ˈkyu bə hil/

Definitions of cuban heel words

noun cuban heel a moderately high heel for a shoe or boot 3
noun cuban heel a heel of medium height and width used on some types of women's shoes 3
noun cuban heel a broad heel of medium height, straight in front and slightly tapered toward the bottom in the rear, used on women's shoes. 1
noun cuban heel A relatively low-style of high heel shoes, characterised by a slightly tapered back and a straight front. 0
noun cuban heel A type of heel used for men's boots similar to the heel on cowboy boots. 0
noun cuban heel Women's sheer stockings or pantyhose with a prominent thin rectangle heel reinforcement at the base of back seam (A thick rectangle heel reinforcement is a Havana Heel). 0

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Origin of cuban heel

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Cuban heel

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cuban heel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cuban heel usage trend in Literature

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