Etymology

americano

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Today it means: A drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot water. Full definition →

Italian (caffè) americano ← Spanish americano
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The story

  1. Italian · borrowed fromamericano
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromamericano“American (coffee)”
  3. Italian · borrowed from(caffè) americano
  4. English todayamericano

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

Words from the same roots

Spanishamericano all →

kanorussiano

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