Labana
n.— «The downbeat Labana (Spanish slang for Havana) is a story about fleeing Fidel Castro’s Cuba on makeshift boats and rafts in dangerous waters.» —“Alejandro Sanz sings a political tune on new album” by Michael D. Clark Houston Chronicle (Tex.) May 7, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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