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espresso-speak

espresso-speak noun: the jargon associated with coffee and espresso making.

Noun

espresso-speak (uncountable)

  1. The jargon associated with coffee and espresso making.
    • There are the automatic espresso machines of course, noisy little robots that grind the beans, measure (in espresso-speak, “dose”) the ground coffee, compress (tamp) it, and drive hot water at hopefully the optimum temperature and pressure through the compacted bed of coffee, netting a more or less...2009 January 19, Kenneth Davids, “Convenience First: Espresso Pods and Capsules”, in Coffee Review, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2025
    • One of my great joys each day -- indeed, quite often my very first activity upon awakening -- is making some. "Pulling a good double" in espresso-speak.2015 March 7, duceditor, squier-talk.com, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2025

Forms of espresso-speak

alternative formespressospeak

Origin of espresso-speak

From espresso + -speak.

Questions about espresso-speak

What does espresso-speak mean?
Espresso-speak means the jargon associated with coffee and espresso making.
What part of speech is espresso-speak?
Espresso-speak is a noun.

Words near espresso-speak in the dictionary

  1. ESPPs
  2. espressi
  3. espressivo
  4. espresso
  5. espresso breve
  6. espresso-speak
  7. espressoed
  8. espressos
  9. espressospeak
  10. espressotini
  11. espressotinis

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