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Pronunciation / Transliteration: isˈpɾɛsu
"Ele pediu um café expresso bem forte."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A strong coffee brewed by forcing hot steam through finely ground dark-roasted coffee beans.
"She ordered a double espresso to help her stay awake during the afternoon meeting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from Italian espresso, past participle of esprimere 'to express', also conveying the sense of 'pressed out' or 'made quickly to order'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "espresso" is said worldwide
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expresso
Transliteration: ek-spʁe-so
"Il prend un expresso après chaque repas."
Espresso
Transliteration: ɛsˈpʁɛso
"Möchtest du nach dem Essen einen Espresso trinken?"
espresso
Transliteration: esˈprɛsso
"Prendo sempre un espresso al banco."
café exprés
Transliteration: kaˈfe eksˈpɾes
"Pedí un café exprés para despertar."
expresso
Transliteration: isˈpɾɛsu
"Ele pediu um café expresso bem forte."
एस्प्रेसो
Transliteration: espreso
"मुझे सुबह एक कप एस्प्रेसो चाहिए।"
浓缩咖啡
Transliteration: nóngsuō kāfēi
"我点了一杯浓缩咖啡提神。"
에스프레소
Transliteration: eseu-peul-e-so
"그는 아침마다 에스프레소를 마신다."
エスプレッソ
Transliteration: esupuresso
"食後にエスプレッソを一杯飲みました。"
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