Caffè Americano , or
Americano (English:
American coffee) is a style
of coffee prepared by
adding hot water to
espresso , giving it a similar
strength to, but different
flavor from, regular drip
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. Café
Américano – a
hyperforeignism using the
French word for coffee and
the Italian word for
American, but with the
correct French accent -
café Americano, cafe
americano, etc.
adding hot water to
espresso , giving it a similar
strength to, but different
flavor from, regular drip
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. Café
Américano – a
hyperforeignism using the
French word for coffee and
the Italian word for
American, but with the
correct French accent -
café Americano, cafe
americano, etc.