Well, everybody born in the american continent is technically “american” too, including Central and South America. Is there a specific term in english for these people?
Edit: Thanks for all your answers, especially the wholesome ones and those patient enough to explain it thoroughly. Since we (South Americans) and you (North Americans) use different models/conventions of continent boundaries, it makes sense for you to go by “Americans”, while it doesn’t for us.
I am brazilian, and “estadunidense” works perfectly for our daily needs cuz ya know, no one mentions Mexico as “United states”
Oh, fun - I just used Brazilians as an example in another comment. Would you ever say “I’m American” when you’re talking about your continent?
Yes! But usually we are more specific by saying “I am south american”