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caffè espresso, n.
Brit. |ˌkafeɪ ɛˈsprɛsəʊ|, |ˌkafɪ ɪˈsprɛsəʊ|, U.S. |ˈkæfeɪ ɛsˈprɛsoʊ|, |ˈkæfeɪ ɛsˈprɛsoʊ|
Forms: 19– cafe espresso, 19– café espresso, 19– cafè espresso, 19– caffe espresso, 19– caffè espresso, 19– caffé espresso, 19– caffe expresso
[‹ Italian caffè espresso, lit. ‘pressed out coffee’ > n. + espresso, use as adjective of past participle of esprimere to press out, express (see express v.1).
With the forms cafe espresso, café espresso compare café n. With the form caffe expresso compare variants s.v. espresso n.]
Coffee made using steam pressure; a drink of this, usually served strong and black in a small cup. Cf. espresso n.
1933N. Douglas Looking Back 269 We young Neapolitans drink it [sc. coffee] standing,..and in the shape of that concoction known as cafè espresso. 1947New Yorker 22 Mar. 91/1 Moody artists and writers dissecting life over their caffè espresso. 1954Daily Independent (Kannapolis, N. Carolina) 23 Apr. 11 (cartoon caption) My whole being cries out for a cup of café espresso! 2002Bellingham (Washington) Herald (Nexis) 7 Nov. 4 s, We finished up the meal with cups of exceptional caffe espresso. |