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canadiano¹
noun canadianos
- Alternative letter-case form of Canadiano
Canadiano²
Where it comes from
Blend of Canadian + americano; although it has been used previously for various coffee-based drinks, it gained popularity in Canada as a replacement term for americano in February 2025 in response to tariffs imposed on and calls to annex Canada by the second Trump administration.
Some sources claimed that Kicking Horse Coffee in British Columbia was the origin of renaming "americano" as "Canadiano".
noun Canadianos · canadiano
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A Canadian drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot water.
Canadian roastery Kicking Horse Coffee is calling for cafés across Canada to rename the popular Americano as Canadiano on their menus.
The Kicking Horse Café in Invermere is said to have served Canadianos since its inception in 2008 but is now calling for a nationwide name change.
Similar: cafe Canadiano, café Canadiano, café canadiano, cafe canadiano, caffe canadiano, caffe Canadiano, caffè Canadiano, caffè canadiano, canadiano coffee, Canadiano coffee, coffee Canadiano, coffee canadiano
Talk about this word "canadiano." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/canadiano. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. canadiano. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/canadiano "canadiano." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/canadiano.Cite this
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