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Americano

Americano

1 4.9
A person from the United States
  • noun
  • /ˌæməˈrɪkənoʊ/
translation icon : estadounidense
  • During my vacation in Brazil, I was surprised when someone called me an Americano at the beach.
  • Hispano-Americano

OK, well, I'm an Americano, so that's a yes.

Examples

  • OK, well, I'm an Americano, so that's a yes.

    Good Mythical Morning

  • Ah, David Drew, actor, Americano.

    Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)

  • I know who you are, an americano.

    Blow (2001)

  • This Americano had a bad heart, and one time he got really sick and went back to his country for the doctors.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • But Danny, I guess he was an Americano?

    Blog text (6)

  • He is an Americano who lived here, in Santa Maria, for a long time.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Hola, Americano.

    For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)

  • You're so normal, you're even in love with me, Oliver Reed, a good, plain Americano.

    Cat People (1942)

  • In Spain, people often greet me with a friendly smile and say, "Hola, Americano!"

  • While traveling through Italy, I was often referred to as an Americano by the locals.

Synonyms

American
vsAmericano
∞ 1.0

A person who is a citizen or native of the United States

is used mainly in Spanish Italian and Portuguese contexts
Yankee
vsAmericano
  • Informal
5.5

A person from the United States, especially as called by people outside that country

is used mainly in Spanish Italian and Portuguese contexts

Surface Forms

Americano singular
Americanos plural

Etymology

Americano simply means 'an American' in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese because it comes from America, the name given to the continents after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci.