# 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):(file)

### Noun

americano (countable and uncountable, plural americanos)
* 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?
* 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.

#### Derived terms

* Canadiano

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ “americano”, in Collins English Dictionary.
* ↑ “americano”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

### Further reading

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

### Anagrams

* Cainamero, acremonia

## Asturian
### Adjective

americano
* neuter of americanu

## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

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

#### Declension

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: /amɛɾiˈkano/ [a.mɛ.ɾiˈkɑ.nʊ]
* Rhymes: -ano
* Hyphenation: a‧me‧ri‧ca‧no

### Adjective

americano (feminine americana, masculine plural americanos, feminine plural americanas)
* American (of the Americas)
    Synonym: indiano
* American (of the United States of America)
    Synonym: estadounidense

### Noun

americano m (plural americanos, feminine americana, feminine plural americanas)
* American (native of the Americas)
    Synonym: indiano
* 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...
* 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: /a.me.riˈka.no/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ano
* Hyphenation: a‧me‧ri‧cà‧no

### Adjective

americano (feminine americana, masculine plural americani, feminine plural americane)
* American, United Statesian, US-American, Yankee

### Noun

americano m (plural americani, feminine americana)
* 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: /a.me.riˈkaː.noː/, [ämɛrɪˈkäːnoː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /a.me.riˈka.no/, [ämeriˈkäːno]

### Adjective

americānō
* dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of americānus

## Neapolitan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ameriˈkanə/

### Adjective

americano (feminine singular americana, plural americane)
* American

### Noun

americano m (plural americane, feminine singular americana, feminine plural americane)
* American (inhabitant or native of Americas or of the United States)
    Synonym: stataunitense

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From América +‎ -ano.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.me.ɾiˈkɐ.no/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.mɨ.ɾiˈkɐ.nu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.mɨ.ɾiˈkɐ.nu/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.mɨ.ɾiˈka.nu/
* Audio (Portugal):(file)
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnu, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nu
* Hyphenation: a‧me‧ri‧ca‧no

### Adjective

americano (feminine americana, masculine plural americanos, feminine plural americanas, not comparable)
* American (of the United States of America)
    Synonym: (Brazil) estado-unidense
* 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)
* American (native of the Americas)
* American (native or citizen of the United States of America)
    Synonyms: (Brazil) estado-unidense, norte-americano
* horsecar
* caffè americano

### Further reading

* “americano”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From América +‎ -ano.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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)
* American (of, from or relating to the Americas)
    Los pueblos americanos de hoy en día en su mayoría son descendientes de los colonos ibéricos. ― The American people of today are mostly descendants of Iberian settlers.
* (proscribed) American, US-American (of, from or relating to the United States)

### Noun

americano m (plural americanos, feminine americana, feminine plural americanas)
* (common) American (native or inhabitant of the Americas) (male or of unspecified gender)
** 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.
* (proscribed) American, US-American (native or inhabitant of the United States) (male or of unspecified gender)
    Synonym: estadounidense
* (historical, rare) someone who became rich in the Americas and returned to his country
    Synonym: (more common) indiano
* (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 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10