espresso
English
/ɛˈspɹɛsəʊ/, /ɛˈspɹɛsoʊ/
noun
Definitions
- A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.
- A drink that includes espresso as an ingredient.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian espresso derived from Latin exprimere.
Origin
Latin
exprimere
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- caffè English
- coffee English
- latte English
- *expremere Latin
- expressus Latin
- exprimere Latin
- lactis, lac Latin
- Caffein German
- Kaffee German
- eszpresszó Hungarian
- ammazzacaffè Italian
- caffeicolo Italian
- caffeifero Italian
- caffetteria Italian
- caffettiera Italian
- caffettiere Italian
- caffè Italian
- espressamente Italian
- espressivo Italian
- espresso Italian
- esprimere Italian
- inespresso Italian
- sovraespresso Italian
- espresso Dutch, Flemish
- koffie Dutch, Flemish
- café French
- expresso French
- exprimer French
- épreindre French
- café Spanish, Castilian
- espresso Spanish, Castilian
- exprimir Spanish, Castilian
- café Portuguese
- exprimir Portuguese
- kaffe Swedish
- エスプレッソ Japanese
- ekspres Polish
- espresso Polish
- caife Irish
- caifé Irish
- قهوة Arabic
- kaffi Icelandic
- εσπρέσο Greek (modern)
- కాఫీ Telugu
- kaffi Faroese
- espraindre Middle French
- قهوه Ottoman Turkish
- kafè Mòcheno
- kaffie West Flemish