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espresso
- /ɛˈspɹɛsəʊ/ UK
- /ɪˈspɹɛsəʊ/ UK
- /əˈspɹɛsəʊ/ UK
- /ɛˈspɹɛsoʊ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian espresso, from caffè espresso (“pressed-out coffee”), form of esprimere (“to press out”), from Latin exprimere, from ex- (“out”) + primere (“to press”).
Some sources derive the term from "expressly" ("individually, directly") made for the customer, or from the Italian espresso ("fast"), as in the English word express ("fast"), although these explanations are not widely accepted. The original term for modern espresso (coffee extracted under pressure) was cream coffee, from Italian caffè crema (variant: crema caffè), due to the crema, and appeared on early Gaggia machines, but this term is no longer used.
noun espressos · espressi
- A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee. It is no surprise that over the last decade the more moneyed elements of the coffee industry have been trying to figure out how to simplify espresso brewing to the point that a consumer can produce a properly rich, smooth-tasting espresso shot without struggling through a complicated process that ca
- A drink that includes espresso as an ingredient.
Similar: 'spro
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: coffee, cafe, coffeehouse, café, express, cast, americano, caffè americano, lungo, espresso breve, coffee extract, ristretto, instant coffee, solo, cortado, cappuccino
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Similar: 'spro
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noun strong type of coffee
| Español | espresso, expreso, café exprés |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 에스프레소 eseupeureso |
| 日本語 | エスプレッソ esupuresso |
| 中文 | 濃縮咖啡 /浓缩咖啡 nóngsuō kāfēi, 濃咖啡 /浓咖啡 nóngkāfēi, 意式濃縮 /意式浓缩 Yìshì nóngsuō |
| हिन्दी | एस्प्रेसो espreso |
| Português | café expresso, expresso, bica, cimbalino |
| Français | café express, express, café expresso, expresso, café espresso, espresso |
| Deutsch | Espresso |
| Italiano | espresso, caffè espresso, caffè liscio |
| Ελληνικά | εσπρέσο espréso |
| Română | espresso |
| Русский | эспре́ссо esprɛ́sso |
| Tiếng Việt | espresso |
| العربية | إِسْبْرِسُّو ʔisbrissū |
| עברית | אֶסְפְּרֵסוֹ espréso |
Talk about this word "espresso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/espresso. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. espresso. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/espresso "espresso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/espresso.Cite this
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