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Canadiano en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of Canadian + americano; although it has been used previously for various coffee-based drinks, it gained popularity in Canada as a replacement term for americano in February 2025 in response to tariffs imposed on and calls to annex Canada by the second Trump administration. Some sources claimed that Kicking Horse Coffee in British Columbia was the origin of renaming "americano" as "Canadiano".

Meanings

1. (Canada, countable, uncountable) A Canadian drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot water.
   • Canadian roastery Kicking Horse Coffee is calling for cafés across Canada to rename the popular Americano as Canadiano on their menus. The Kicking Horse Café in Invermere is said to have served Canadianos since its inception in 2008 but is now calling for a nationwide name change. 2025 February 7, April Hawksworth, “Canadian cafés invited to rename Americanos to Canadianos”, in Global Coffee Report:
   • As Canadians push back against U.S. tariffs and annexation threats, some cafes in Ottawa have renamed the 'Americano' to the 'Canadiano.' 2025 March 9, “These Ottawa cafes are brewing up a Canadian twist on a classic”, in CBC:

Forms

Relateds

freedom toast · freedom fries · Russiano · Texas strip · liberty sandwich · freedom bread · liberty steak · liberty cabbage

Synonyms

canadiano coffee (americano coffee drink) · café canadiano (americano coffee drink) · coffee Canadiano (americano coffee drink) · caffè canadiano (americano coffee drink) · Canadiano coffee (americano coffee drink) · cafe canadiano (americano coffee drink) · cafe Canadiano (americano coffee drink) · coffee canadiano (americano coffee drink) · caffè Canadiano (americano coffee drink) · caffe canadiano (americano coffee drink) · caffe Canadiano (americano coffee drink) · café Canadiano (americano coffee drink)

wikipedia: 2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico · wikipedia: Movements for the annexation of Canada to the United States#Proposals to annex Canada by Donald Trump