cortado
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cortado
- /kɔɹˈtɑdoʊ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish cortado (literally “cut”).
noun cortados
- Espresso served with warm milk. There's a long day of eating ahead, so start your morning lightly with a cup of cortado (a strong macchiato-like coffee) and a potato-and-egg tortilla, which you can find expertly prepared in almost any tavern, from smoky dive bars to designy hotel cafes.
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noun espresso with milk
| 中文 | 可塔朵 kětǎduǒ |
|---|---|
| Português | cortado |
| Italiano | caffè macchiato |
Talk about this word "cortado." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cortado. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cortado. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cortado "cortado." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cortado.
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@misc{cortado_2026,
title = {cortado},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cortado},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
