espresso

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

espresso

Synoniemen

expresso

espresso bar

Vertalingen

Espresso

expresso

espresso

caffè espresso

εσπρέσο

espresso

café

☕

café expresso

caffé espresso

café express

caffè

☕

espreso

اسبرسو

Italyan usulü kahve

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɛˈspɹɛsəʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Italiaans: 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.