No. 5,083 in Catalan
american
The Catalan word "american" means "American" in English.
In a sentence
El meu amic és americà, però viu a Barcelona.
My friend is American, but he lives in Barcelona.
Here, 'americà' is used as an adjective to describe the nationality of a male individual.
A la cafeteria, he demanat un cafè americà.
At the café, I ordered an Americano coffee.
In this sentence, 'americà' is part of a noun phrase referring to a type of coffee.
Els equips americans solen ser molt competitius.
American teams are usually very competitive.
The word 'americans' here is a plural noun describing teams originating from America.
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