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americano en · NOUN

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Etymology

1970s, from Italian (caffè) americano or American Spanish americano (“American (coffee)”). Cocktail sense from Italian americano.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot water.
   • “No, the coffee. Do you want a cup of Americano?” I groaned. Welcome to Europe. “Can't I just get a cup of regular coffee? A little cream, a little sugar?” […] “An Americano is a shot of espresso with hot water added.” “I don't know why they call it Americano. No one in America drinks espresso and hot water.” 2017, Ronald H. Balson, The Trust, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 16:
   • Bond ordered an Americano and examined the sprinkling of over-dressed customers, mostly from Paris he guessed, who sat talking with focus and vivacity, creating that theatrically clubbable atmosphere of l'heure de l'apéritif. 1953, Ian Fleming, “The Girl From Headquarters”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 37:
   • And he drank americano. That was interesting. Was he lactose intolerant or did he simply prefer his coffee black? 2018, Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, Karen White, “Chapter 4: Sarah”, in The Glass Ocean, William Morrow, →ISBN:
2. (countable, uncountable) A cocktail made with Campari, sweet vermouth, and club soda.
   • An Americano is made of Campari, sweet vermouth, and soda water over ice in a highball glass. […] The drink was so popular among Americans visiting Italy at the turn of the last century that it was named after them. 2009, Eric Felten, How's Your Drink?: Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well, Agate Publishing, →ISBN, pages 37–38:
   • The waiters wore striped waistcoats and green baize aprons. Bond ordered an Americano and examined the sprinkling of overdressed customers, mostly from Paris he guessed, who sat talking with focus and vivacity, creating that theatrically clubbable atmosphere of l'heure de l'aperitif. 1953, Ian Fleming, Casino Royale, page 30:

Forms

Deriveds

Americola · Russiano · Canadiano

Descendants

ອະເມຣິກາໂນ · americano · americano · америка́но · ᩋᩡᨾᩮᩁᩥᨠᩣᨶᩰ · americano · อะเมริกาโน · amerikano · американо · америка́но · ອາເມລິກາໂນ

Synonyms

cafe americano · caffè americano · coffee americano

Translations (39)

tr americano (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · mk америка́но (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · th อาเมรีกาโน (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · de Americano (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · fi americano (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · nod ᩋᩡᨾᩮᩁᩥᨠᩣᨶᩰ (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · fr americano (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · lo ອາເມລິກາໂນ (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · ar أَمْرِيكَانُو (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · fa-ira اَمِریکانو (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · az amerikano (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · de Verlängerter (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · pl americano (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · ka ამერიკანო (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · it americano (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · id amerikano (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · fr américano (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · ko 아메리카노 (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · ky американо (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · cs americano (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · el αμερικάνο (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · es americano (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · ar أَمِرِيكَانُو (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · be амерыка́на (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · he אָמֶרִיקָנוֹ (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · uk америка́но (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · tr amerikano (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · lo ອະເມຣິກາໂນ (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · hy ամերիկանո (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · tg американо (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · be амэрыка́на (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · th อะเมริกาโน (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · pt americano (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · cmn 美式 (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · fa-ira اَمْریکانو (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · kk американо (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · ja アメリカーノ (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · ru америка́но (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water) · bg америка́но (drink made of espresso diluted with hot water)