Americano
Americannoun
plural
AmericanosEtymology
Origin of Americano
1940–45; < Spanish: American
Example Sentences
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“El sueño Americano nos consume,” Raul said.
From Los Angeles Times
At the Chateau Marmont, Ballesteros blends into a corner table in a leather jacket, nursing an iced Americano, looking younger than his age and more reserved than one might expect from someone who spent six years shadowing Ye’s every move.
From Los Angeles Times
On my first morning, I looked up at a coffee shop menu and saw a sticker of a Canadian flag pasted over my habitual order, an Americano.
From Los Angeles Times
“Eres ciudadano Americano,” the Border Patrol agent, identified only as J.C., asked a man in the Montebello tow yard.
From Los Angeles Times
They must be the most distinctive iced Americano coffees in this city – the cafe sits in a leafy corner of the long-shuttered US embassy.
From BBC
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