different between coffee vs americano

English

Alternative forms

• coffée (rare)

Etymology

From Dutch koffie (“coffee”) [from 1582], from Ottoman Turkish ????? (kahve, “coffee”), from Arabic ???????? (qahwa, “coffee, a brew”). The Arabic word originally referred to wine, a drink which was traditionally mixed and served hot in a similar manner. In Arabic "to brew" utilizes the same triliteral root as wine and intoxicant; see ? ? ?? (?-m-r) to cover over, presumably with hot water. Other sources instead claim it traces back to the name of the Kaffa region of Ethiopia, which is an Omotic word. Doublet of café and caffè.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?.fi/
• (Conservative RP, dated) IPA^(key): /?k??.f?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?.fi/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /?k?.fi/
• Homophone: coughy
• Rhymes: -?fi, -??fi
• Hyphenation: cof?fee

Noun

coffee (countable and uncountable, plural coffees)

1. (uncountable) A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
   • "He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." ¶ "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" ¶ "This morning, before father went downtown." ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
2. (countable) A serving of this beverage.
   • 2008, Agnes Poirier, The Guardian, 12 April:

     As I sip a coffee at Brasserie Balzar, two well-known intellectuals, one publisher and a Sorbonne professor were discussing Sarkozy's future: "He won't finish his mandate" says one.

3. The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, misnamed ‘beans’ due to their shape.
4. The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.
5. A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.
6. A pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.

7. The end of a meal, when coffee is served.

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:coffee
• Thesaurus:color

Derived terms

Related terms

• caffeine
• kaffeeklatsch

Translations

See coffee/translations § Noun.

Adjective

coffee (not comparable)

1. Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.
2. Of a table: a small, low table suitable for people in lounge seating to put coffee cups on.

Translations

See coffee/translations § Adjective.

Verb

coffee (third-person singular simple present coffees, present participle coffeeing, simple past and past participle coffeed)

1. (intransitive) To drink coffee.

Descendants

See also

Further reading

• The Origins of Coffe on Foodie’s Corner
• Podictionary article on “coffee” including its relationship with wine
• PBS documentary *Black Coffee, The Irresistible Bean. Discusses the origin of the word including the relationship with wine. Starts at 10:52

English

Etymology

1970s, American Spanish americano (“American (coffee)”)

Noun

americano (plural americanos)

1. a drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot water

   Synonyms: cafe americano, caffè americano, coffee americano

2. a cocktail made with Campari, sweet vermouth, and club soda

Translations

Further reading

• Caffè Americano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Cainamero, acremonia

Italian

Etymology

America +? -ano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.me.ri?ka.no/
• Hyphenation: a?me?ri?cà?no

Adjective

americano (feminine americana, masculine plural americani, feminine plural americane)

1. American, United States, US, Yankee

Noun

americano m (plural americani, feminine americana)

1. American (inhabitant or native of Americas or of the United States)

   Synonym: statunitense

Related terms

Anagrams

• anomerica, careniamo

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a.me.ri?ka?.no?/, [äm????kä?no?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.me.ri?ka.no/, [?m??i?k??n?]

Adjective

americ?n?

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of americ?nus

Neapolitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ameri?k??n?/

Adjective

americano (feminine singular americana, plural americane)

1. American

Noun

americano m (plural americane, feminine singular americana, feminine plural americane)

1. American (inhabitant or native of Americas or of the United States)

   Synonym: stataunitense

Portuguese

Etymology

América +? -ano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.me.?i?k?.nu/

Adjective

americano m (feminine singular americana, masculine plural americanos, feminine plural americanas, not comparable)

1. American (of the Americas)
2. American (of the United States of America)

Noun

americano m (plural americanos, feminine americana, feminine plural americanas)

1. American (native of the Americas)
2. American (native or citizen of the United States of America)

   Synonyms: (Brazil) estado-unidense, norte-americano

3. horsecar
4. caffè americano

Spanish

Etymology

América +? -ano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ame?i?kano/, [a.me.?i?ka.no]
• Rhymes: -ano

Adjective

americano (feminine americana, masculine plural americanos, feminine plural americanas)

1. of the Americas
2. of the United States

Noun

americano m (plural americanos, feminine americana, feminine plural americanas)

1. American (a native of the Americas)
2. American (a native of the United States)
3. someone who became rich in the Americas and returned to his country

Usage notes

• Definition 1 is the common meaning.
• Definition 2 is more modern and imported from English. It is more commonly used in Spain than in the Americas.
• Definition 3 is very rarely used, the term indiano being more common.
• It is primarily in the United States where americano is currently used in reference to the United States. Otherwise, in Spanish americano is always used in reference to the Americas. For the United States (country) in particular, the more precise term is estadounidense.
• The usage of the term norteamericano in reference to the United States is not strictly speaking, correct, as this term technically refers to North America (which includes Canada, United States, Mexico, and many other nations); however, it is very commonly used in reference to the U.S.

Derived terms

Related terms

• América

Descendants

• ? Navajo: bilagáana
  • ? Hopi: Pölakaana

Further reading

• “americano” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.