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lungo

lungo noun: an espresso drink with more hot water passed through the grounds than normal.

Noun

lungo (plural lungos)

  1. An espresso drink with more hot water passed through the grounds than normal.
    • Formerly used only in Italy and Seattle, it includes such tongue activators as latte, lungo, cappuccino, ristretto, macchiato, mochaccino and Americano.1995 July 19, Suzanne Hamlin, “Coffee Drinks That Are Cool and Creamy”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2022

Antonyms of lungo

Forms of lungo

plurallungos

Origin of lungo

Borrowed from Italian lungo (literally “long”). Doublet of long.

Questions about lungo

What does lungo mean?
Lungo means an espresso drink with more hot water passed through the grounds than normal.
What part of speech is lungo?
Lungo is a noun.
What is the plural of lungo?
The plural of lungo is lungos.

Words near lungo in the dictionary

  1. lunglessness
  2. lunglike
  3. lungmotor
  4. lungmotors
  5. Lungnyi
  6. lungo
  7. lungoor
  8. lungoors
  9. lungooti
  10. lungooties
  11. lungooty

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