americano

See also: Americano

English

Alternative forms

• Americano

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Noun

americano (countable and uncountable, plural americanos)

1. A drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot water.

   Synonyms: cafe americano, caffè americano, coffee americano

   • 2017, Ronald H. Balson, The Trust, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 16:

     “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.”

   • 2018, Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, Karen White, “Chapter 4: Sarah”, in The Glass Ocean, William Morrow, →ISBN:

     And he drank americano. That was interesting. Was he lactose intolerant or did he simply prefer his coffee black?

2. A cocktail made with Campari, sweet vermouth, and club soda.
   • 1953, Ian Fleming, Casino Royale, page 30:

     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.

   • 2009, Eric Felten, How's Your Drink?: Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well, Agate Publishing, →ISBN, pages 37–38:

     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.

Translations

drink made of espresso diluted with hot water

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 美式咖啡 (měishì kāfēi)

• Finnish: americano (fi)
• Indonesian: amerikano
• Lao: ອະເມຣິກາໂນ (ʼa mē ri kā nō), ອາເມລິກາໂນ (ʼā mē li kā nō)
• Northern Thai: ᩋᩡᨾᩮᩁᩥᨠᩣᨶᩰ
• Polish: americano (pl) n
• Russian: америка́но (ru) m (amerikáno)
• Spanish: americano (es) m (Mexico)
• Thai: อะเมริกาโน
• Turkish: americano, amerikano

Further reading

• Caffè Americano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Americano (cocktail) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Cainamero, acremonia

Asturian

Adjective

americano

1. neuter of americanu

Finnish

Etymology

From English americano, from Italian americano and/or Spanish americano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑmerikɑ(ː)no/, [ˈɑ̝me̞ˌrikɑ̝(ː)no̞]
• Rhymes: -ikɑno

Noun

americano

1. americano, caffè americano (drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot water)

Declension

Inflection of americano (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		americano	americanot
genitive		americanon	americanojen
partitive		americanoa	americanoja
illative		americanoon	americanoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		americano	americanot
accusative	nom.	americano	americanot
	gen.	americanon
genitive		americanon	americanojen
partitive		americanoa	americanoja
inessive		americanossa	americanoissa
elative		americanosta	americanoista
illative		americanoon	americanoihin
adessive		americanolla	americanoilla
ablative		americanolta	americanoilta
allative		americanolle	americanoille
essive		americanona	americanoina
translative		americanoksi	americanoiksi
abessive		americanotta	americanoitta
instructive		—	americanoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of americano (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative americanoni americanoni accusative nom. americanoni americanoni gen. americanoni genitive americanoni americanojeni partitive americanoani americanojani inessive americanossani americanoissani elative americanostani americanoistani illative americanooni americanoihini adessive americanollani americanoillani ablative americanoltani americanoiltani allative americanolleni americanoilleni essive americanonani americanoinani translative americanokseni americanoikseni abessive americanottani americanoittani instructive — — comitative — americanoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative americanosi americanosi accusative nom. americanosi americanosi gen. americanosi genitive americanosi americanojesi partitive americanoasi americanojasi inessive americanossasi americanoissasi elative americanostasi americanoistasi illative americanoosi americanoihisi adessive americanollasi americanoillasi ablative americanoltasi americanoiltasi allative americanollesi americanoillesi essive americanonasi americanoinasi translative americanoksesi americanoiksesi abessive americanottasi americanoittasi instructive — — comitative — americanoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative americanomme americanomme accusative nom. americanomme americanomme gen. americanomme genitive americanomme americanojemme partitive americanoamme americanojamme inessive americanossamme americanoissamme elative americanostamme americanoistamme illative americanoomme americanoihimme adessive americanollamme americanoillamme ablative americanoltamme americanoiltamme allative americanollemme americanoillemme essive americanonamme americanoinamme translative americanoksemme americanoiksemme abessive americanottamme americanoittamme instructive — — comitative — americanoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative americanonne americanonne accusative nom. americanonne americanonne gen. americanonne genitive americanonne americanojenne partitive americanoanne americanojanne inessive americanossanne americanoissanne elative americanostanne americanoistanne illative americanoonne americanoihinne adessive americanollanne americanoillanne ablative americanoltanne americanoiltanne allative americanollenne americanoillenne essive americanonanne americanoinanne translative americanoksenne americanoiksenne abessive americanottanne americanoittanne instructive — — comitative — americanoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative americanonsa americanonsa accusative nom. americanonsa americanonsa gen. americanonsa genitive americanonsa americanojensa partitive americanoaan americanoansa americanojaan americanojansa inessive americanossaan americanossansa americanoissaan americanoissansa elative americanostaan americanostansa americanoistaan americanoistansa illative americanoonsa americanoihinsa adessive americanollaan americanollansa americanoillaan americanoillansa ablative americanoltaan americanoltansa americanoiltaan americanoiltansa allative americanolleen americanollensa americanoilleen americanoillensa essive americanonaan americanonansa americanoinaan americanoinansa translative americanokseen americanoksensa americanoikseen americanoiksensa abessive americanottaan americanottansa americanoittaan americanoittansa instructive — — comitative — americanoineen americanoinensa

Galician

Etymology

From América +‎ -ano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amɛɾiˈkano/ [a.mɛ.ɾiˈkɑ.nʊ]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: a‧me‧ri‧ca‧no

Adjective

americano (feminine americana, masculine plural americanos, feminine plural americanas)

1. American (of the Americas)

   Synonym: indiano

2. American (of the United States of America)

   Synonym: estadounidense

Noun

americano m (plural americanos, feminine americana, feminine plural americanas)

1. American (native of the Americas)

   Synonym: indiano

2. local who has come back from the Americas, frequently with a sizeable capital

   Synonym: indiano

   • 1885, Lisardo Rodríguez Barreiro, Unha visita a Rosalía de Castro:

     dixei o engoumado vello de monteira e calzón de boca de cadela, o americano de ponche e pariaguas cun puño de óso...

     I passed by the shrunken old man of monteira and old fashioned pants, the American with punch and umbrella with bone handle...

3. American (native or citizen of the United States of America)

   Synonym: estadounidense

Derived terms

• americanismo
• americanista
• americanizar
• centroamericano

 

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “americano”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “americano”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “americano”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Etymology

From America +‎ -ano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.me.riˈka.no/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: a‧me‧ri‧cà‧no

Adjective

americano (feminine americana, masculine plural americani, feminine plural americane)

1. American, United Statesian, US-American, Yankee

Noun

americano m (plural americani, feminine americana)

1. American (native or inhabitant of America, the Americas, or the United States) (male or of unspecified gender)

   Synonym: statunitense (referring to the United States)

Related terms

• America
• americanata
• americanismo
• americanizzare
• americanologo
• antiamericano
• filoamericano
• latinoamericano / latino-americano
• nordamericano
• panamericano
• sudamericano

 

Anagrams

• anomerica, careniamo

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.me.riˈkaː.noː/, [ämɛrɪˈkäːnoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.me.riˈka.no/, [ämeriˈkäːno]

Adjective

americānō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of americānus

Neapolitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ameriˈkanə/

Adjective

americano (feminine singular americana, plural americane)

1. American

Noun

americano m (plural americane, feminine singular americana, feminine plural americane)

1. American (inhabitant or native of Americas or of the United States)

   Synonym: stataunitense

Portuguese

Etymology

From América +‎ -ano.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.me.ɾiˈkɐ.no/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɨ.ɾiˈkɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɨ.ɾiˈkɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɨ.ɾiˈka.nu/

• Audio (Portugal):

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• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnu, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nu
• Hyphenation: a‧me‧ri‧ca‧no

Adjective

americano (feminine americana, masculine plural americanos, feminine plural americanas, not comparable)

1. American (of the United States of America)

   Synonym: (Brazil) estado-unidense

2. American (of the Americas)

Derived terms

• afro-americano
• aligator-americano
• americanismo
• americanizar
• americanofobia
• anglo-americano
• bisão-americano
• bisonte-americano
• closet americano
• copo americano
• dólar americano
• falcão-americano
• futebol americano
• inglês americano
• jacaré-americano
• latino-americano
• norte-americano
• pan-americano
• queijo americano
• sonho americano
• sul-americano

 

Noun

americano m (plural americanos, feminine americana, feminine plural americanas)

1. American (native of the Americas)
2. American (native or citizen of the United States of America)

   Synonyms: (Brazil) estado-unidense, norte-americano

3. horsecar
4. caffè americano

Further reading

• “americano”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From América +‎ -ano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ameɾiˈkano/ [a.me.ɾiˈka.no]

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: a‧me‧ri‧ca‧no

Adjective

americano (feminine americana, masculine plural americanos, feminine plural americanas)

1. of the Americas
2. (proscribed) of the United States

Noun

americano m (plural americanos, feminine americana, feminine plural americanas)

1. (common) American (a native of the Americas)
   • 1971, Eduardo Galeano, “Introducción”, in Las venas abiertas de América Latina:

     Por el camino hasta perdimos derecho de llamarnos americanos, aunque los haitianos y los cubanos ya habían asomado a la historia, como pueblos nuevos, un siglo antes de que los peregrinos del Mayflower se establecieran en las costas de Plymouth.

     Along the way we even lost the right to call ourselves Americans, although Haitians and Cubans had already entered history, as new peoples, a century before the Mayflower pilgrims settled on the shores of Plymouth.

2. (proscribed) US-American (a native or citizen of the United States)

   Synonym: estadounidense

3. (historical, rare) someone who became rich in the Americas and returned to his country

   Synonym: (more common) indiano

4. (US, Philippines) person born and/or raised in the United States
5. (Philippines, historical, obsolete) person born and/or raised in Spanish America who immigrated or visited the Spanish Colonial Philippines or Spanish East Indies in general

   Synonym: criollo

   Coordinate terms: peninsular, insular, filipino, filipina

Derived terms

• afroamericano
• americanidad
• americanísimo
• americanismo
• americanista
• americanizar
• angloamericano
• antiamericano
• arrocero americano
• barra americana
• bisonte americano
• cinta americana
• cocina americana
• dólar americano
• fútbol americano
• haya americana
• hispanoamericano
• iberoamericano
• inglés americano
• latinoamericano
• león americano
• nativo americano
• puño americano
• Samoa Americana
• samoano americano
• sicomoro americano
• silbón americano
• sueño americano
• unión americana
• visón americano

 

Related terms

• América

 

Descendants

• → Navajo: bilagáana
  • → Hopi: Pölakaana
• → Tagalog: Amerikano, Kano
• → Cebuano: Amerikano

Further reading

• “americano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28