estadounidense
/esˌtadouniˈdense/ · B1 · adj
American, U.S. American
🗽 Estados Unidos + -ense (from) = from the United States
It is built from Estados Unidos (United States) plus the suffix -ense, meaning from or of a place, as in canadiense or costarricense. Spanish speakers use it instead of americano to be precise, since América covers the whole continent.