ESPRESSO Meaning of ESPRESSO in English [ ɛ'sprɛsəʊ ](also expresso ) ■ noun ( plural ~s ) strong black coffee made by forcing steam through ground coffee beans.Originfrom Ital. (caffè) ~ , lit. 'pressed out (coffee)'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004