Americano
Americano
Americano (/əˌmɛrɪˈkɑːnoʊ/; Italian: [ameriˈkaːno]) is a type of coffee drink prepared by diluting an espresso with hot water, giving it a similar strength to, but different flavor from traditionally brewed coffee. The strength of an Americano varies with the number of shots of espresso and the amount of water added. The name is also spelled with varying capitalization and use of diacritics: e.g., americano.
Etymology
The term "Americano" means "American", and comes from American Spanish, dating to the 1970s, or from Italian. The term is believed to have originated during World War II when American soldiers in Italy would dilute espresso with hot water to approximate the coffee to which they were accustomed.
Related Terms
- Espresso: A method of brewing coffee that forces a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure through finely-ground coffee beans.
- Coffee: A brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species.
- Caffeine: A central nervous system stimulant of the methylxanthine class. It is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Americano
- Wikipedia's article - Americano
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