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Americano

Americano

7.1
A cold drink made with Campari, sweet vermouth, and soda water over ice
  • noun
  • /əˌmɛrɪˈkɑːnoʊ/
translation icon : Americano
  • On a hot summer day, nothing beats an Americano served over ice with a slice of lemon.

Examples

  • But I'm afraid monsieur is looking for le hamburger Americano, le foot-long hotdog.

    No Holds Barred (1989)

  • On this count, Andres Bello would defend Olmedo's poem in his 1826 review of the poem in El Repertorio Americano, noting the necessity of joining both battles in order to celebrate Bolivar:

    Academic text (2001)

  • A great book on the subject is Aran Shetterly's "The Americano,"

    Blog text (25)

  • At the cocktail party, I enjoyed a refreshing Americano made with Campari and soda water.

  • The bartender recommended the Americano as a perfect blend of sweet vermouth and bitters.

Surface Forms

Americano singular
Americanos plural

Etymology

Americano for the cocktail comes from Italy, where the drink became popular with American visitors, and one popular story says bartenders began calling it Americano because Americans liked it; that's why an Americano today is a light, refreshing mix of Campari, sweet vermouth and soda.