americano
Portuguese, noun/a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nu/
americano is spelled A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N-O (9 letters) and appears 115 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 847th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Americano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “American (native of the Americas)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural da América (continente)”.
What does americano mean in English?
adjective
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American (of the United States of America)
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American (of the Americas)
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relative to any of the indigenous languages spoken in the American continent
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Portugalrelative to a variety of grape originating from America or its cultivars
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Portugalrelative to a wine made from said grapes
noun
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masculineAmerican (native of the Americas)
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masculineAmerican (native or citizen of the United States of America)
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Portugalmasculineobsoletehorsecar
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masculinecaffè americano
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masculineany of the indigenous languages spoken in the American continent
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Brazilmasculinea type of hot sandwich made from sandwich bread, filled with prosciutto, cheese, a fried egg, butter, lettuce and tomato
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Portugalmasculinea variety of grape originating from America or its cultivars
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Portugalmasculinea wine made from said grapes
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. da América (continente) 2. dos Estados Unidos da América
noun: 1. natural da América (continente) 2. natural dos Estados Unidos 3. veículo sobre carris puxado por cavalos.
noun: 1. prenome masculino
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of americano
- americana feminine
- americanos masculine plural
- americanas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce americano?
- Brazil /a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /ɐ.mɨ.ɾiˈkɐ.nu/
- Portugal /ɐ.mɨ.ɾiˈka.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to americano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is americano in Portuguese?
americano appears 115 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).