ESPRESSO


Meaning of ESPRESSO in English

es ‧ pres ‧ so /eˈspresəʊ, ɪˈspre- $ -soʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural espressos ) [uncountable and countable]

[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: caffè espresso 'pressed-out coffee' ]

strong black Italian coffee, or a cup of this coffee

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THESAURUS

■ types of coffee

▪ espresso strong black Italian coffee:

I’ll have a double espresso.

▪ latte coffee made by adding a lot of hot milk to a small amount of strong coffee:

Two lattes please.

▪ cappuccino coffee that has hot milk with a lot of bubbles in it, usually with chocolate powder on top:

I’ll have another cappuccino, please.

▪ Americano coffee made by pouring a small amount of strong black Italian coffee on top of hot water:

Can I have an Americano?

▪ decaf informal coffee that does not contain ↑ caffeine . Decaf is short for ‘decaffeinated’:

I always drink decaf.

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a decaf latte

▪ skinny a skinny latte or capuccino has very low-fat milk in it:

I asked for a skinny latte, not a full-fat one.

▪ filter coffee coffee made using a paper filter:

We usually drink filter coffee at home.

▪ iced coffee coffee served cold with ice:

a can of iced coffee

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.