espresso
Syllables: es·pres·so/ɛˈspɹɛsəʊ/US/ɛˈspɹɛsoʊ/
espresso noun: a concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.
Noun
espresso (countable and uncountable, plural espressos or 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...2009 January 19, Kenneth Davids, “Convenience First: Espresso Pods and Capsules”, in Coffee Review, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2025
- A drink that includes espresso as an ingredient.
espresso meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
espresso in Hindi
- strong type of coffee
- एस्प्रेसो espreso
espresso in Tamil
- எஸ்பிரசோ, எஸ்பிரெஸ்ஸோ, எஸ்பிரெசோ
espresso in Marathi
- एस्प्रेसो, एसप्रेसो
espresso in Urdu
- strong type of coffee
- اِسْپْرِسو ispriso
More languagesFewer languages
- espresso in Bengali
- এসপ্রেসো eśopreśō
- espresso in Telugu
- ఎస్ప్రెస్సో, ఎస్ప్రెసో, ఎస్ప్రెస్సొ
- espresso in Malayalam
- എസ്പ്രെസ്സോ, എസ്പ്രെസോ, എസ്പ്രസോ
- espresso in Kannada
- ಎಸ್ಪ್ರೆಸೊ, ಎಸ್ಪ್ರೆಸ್ಸೊ, ಎಸ್ಪ್ರೆಸ್ಸೋ
- espresso in Punjabi
- ਐੱਸਪਰੇਸੋ, ਐਸਪ੍ਰੈਸੋ, ਐਸਪਰੇਸੋ
- espresso in Gujarati
- એસ્પ્રેસો
- espresso in Odia
- ଏସ୍ପ୍ରେସୋ, ଏସ୍ପ୍ରେସ୍ସୋ, ଏସପ୍ରେସୋ
- espresso in Nepali
- एस्प्रेसो, एस्प्रेस्सो, एस्प्रेसीओ
- espresso in Arabic
- إِسْبْرِسُّو ʔisbrissū
- espresso in Malay
- espresso
- espresso in Indonesian
- espresso
- espresso in Thai
- เอสเปรสโซ ès-bprès-sôo
- espresso in Vietnamese
- espresso
- espresso in Myanmar
- အက်စ်ပရက်ဆို akcpa.rakhcui
Examples of espresso in a sentence
- I had the cafe con leche ($5.50), a smooth espresso with steamed and condensed milk.
- So don’t feel depresso when you finish your espresso because waffly goodness awaits.
- This is where you lose the run of yourself and have two double espressos in a row.
Synonyms of espresso
Forms of espresso
| plural | espressos |
|---|---|
| plural | espressi |
Origin of espresso
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.
Words formed from espresso
Phrases with espresso
Questions about espresso
- What does espresso mean?
- Espresso means a concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.
- What is espresso in Hindi?
- Espresso in Hindi is एस्प्रेसो (espreso). See Espresso meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is espresso?
- Espresso is a noun.
- How do you pronounce espresso?
- Espresso is pronounced /ɛˈspɹɛsəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of espresso?
- The plural of espresso is espressos.
Words near espresso in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: espresso (page history and authors); espresso (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); espresso (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); espresso (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); espresso (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); espresso (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); espresso (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); espresso (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); espresso (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); espresso (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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