espresso

See also: Espresso

English

Espresso

Etymology

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”).[1]

Some sources derive the term from “expressly (‘individually, directly’) made for the customer”,[2] 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.[3]

Pronunciation

Noun

espresso (countable and uncountable, plural espressos)

  1. A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.
  2. A drink that includes espresso as an ingredient.

Translations

References

  1. ↑ “espresso” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.
  2. ↑ “espresso” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
  3. ↑ Morris, Jonathan (2007), The Cappuccino Conquests. The Transnational History of Italian Coffee, website, summary

Czech

Noun

espresso n

  1. espresso

Finnish

Noun

espresso

  1. espresso

Declension

Inflection of espresso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative espresso espressot
genitive espresson espressojen
partitive espressoa espressoja
illative espressoon espressoihin
singular plural
nominative espresso espressot
accusative nom. espresso espressot
gen. espresson
genitive espresson espressojen
partitive espressoa espressoja
inessive espressossa espressoissa
elative espressosta espressoista
illative espressoon espressoihin
adessive espressolla espressoilla
ablative espressolta espressoilta
allative espressolle espressoille
essive espressona espressoina
translative espressoksi espressoiksi
instructive — espressoin
abessive espressotta espressoitta
comitative — espressoineen

Italian

Etymology

Past participle of esprimere; borrowed from Latin expressus.

Participle

espresso m (feminine singular espressa, masculine plural espressi, feminine plural espresse)

  1. past participle of esprimere

Adjective

espresso (feminine singular espressa, masculine plural espressi, feminine plural espresse)

  1. express

Noun

espresso m (plural espressi)

  1. espresso (coffee)
  2. express letter
  3. express train

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian espresso.

Noun

espresso m (plural espressos)

  1. espresso
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