List of adjectivals and demonyms for Cuba

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The following are the 15 provinces of Cuba, along with their demonym or adjective form. Per Spanish morphology, the collective plural is made by adding an -s to pluralize the masculine singular forms listed, as in Cuba: cubano [masculine singular], cubana [feminine singular], cubanos [masculine plural] and cubanas [feminine plural].

ProvinceDemonym
Pinar del Río pinareño/a
Artemisa artemiseño/a
La Habana habanero/a
Mayabeque mayabequense
Matanzas matancero/a
Cienfuegos cienfueguero/a
Villa Clara villaclareño/a
Sancti Spíritus espirituano/a,

colloquial: yayabero/a [1]

Ciego de Ávila avileño/a
Camagüey camagüeyano/a
Las Tunas tunero/a
Granma granmense
Holguín holguinero/a
Santiago de Cuba santiaguero/a
Guantánamo guantanamero/a

The majority of these provinces are named after their capital city, with the exception of:

Other places in Cuba and their adjective forms or demonyms are Baracoa (baracoense), Moa (moense), Florida (floridano/a), Palma Soriano (palmero/a), Manzanillo (manzanillero/a), Trinidad (trinitario/a).

The demonym habanero/a for Cuba's capital, Havana, has several derived or related terms, including:

See also

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Llamarse yayabero Cubanet". Cubanet (in European Spanish). 2015-09-02. Archived from the original on 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
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