espresso

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.
2. (countable, uncountable) A drink that includes espresso as an ingredient.

Concepts

expresso

café express

espresso

Synonymes

expresso

espresso bar

Traductions

Espresso

espresso

εσπρέσο

espresso

caffè espresso

café expresso

café

☕

espresso

caffé espresso

caffè

☕

espreso

اسبرسو

espresso

cafè sol

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɛˈspɹɛsəʊ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à italien: caffè

In summary

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 as “fast” (Italian espresso also meaning “fast”, as in English express (“fast”)) but these are not widely credited. 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 was seen on early Gaggia machines, but this term is no longer used.