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espresso diluted by GIs who found Italian shots too brutal for their tastes
means A drink of espresso loosened with hot water, giving coffee with the strength of brewed but the soul of espresso.
from From Italian caffè americano, literally 'American coffee.' The name traces to American soldiers in Italy during the Second World War, who reputedly cut the dense local espresso with hot water to mimic the milder drip coffee they knew from home — Italians, with a touch of amusement, dubbing the watered-down result 'the American way.' The word itself is simply the Italian masculine adjective for 'American.'
- war origin
- named for WWII American soldiers in Italy
- same beans
- identical to espresso, just adding hot water
- bond favorite
- James Bond ordered one in Casino Royale
- reverse order
- long black adds espresso to water instead
americano coffee — espresso-based drink with added hot water, originated in italy during wwii when american soldiers diluted espresso
fiat 500 americano — italian car variant sold in north america starting in 2011