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”).

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɛˈspɹɛsəʊ/, /ɪˈspɹɛsəʊ/, /əˈspɹɛsəʊ/; (proscribed) /ɛkˈspɹɛsəʊ/, /ɪkˈspɹɛsəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɛˈspɹɛsoʊ/; (proscribed) /ɛkˈspɹɛsoʊ/, /ɪkˈspɹɛsoʊ/

• Audio (UK):

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Noun

espresso (countable and uncountable, plural espressos or espressi)

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.

Synonyms

• 'spro (slang)

Related terms

• espresso breve

Translations

strong type of coffee

• Afrikaans: espresso
• Arabic: إِسْبْرِسُّو m (ʔisbrissū)
• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Bulgarian: еспре́со n (espréso)
• Catalan: exprés (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 濃縮咖啡／浓缩咖啡 (nóngsuō kāfēi), 濃咖啡／浓咖啡 (nóngkāfēi)

• Czech: espresso (cs) n
• Danish: espresso (da) c
• Dutch: espresso (nl) m
• Esperanto: espreso (eo)
• Estonian: espresso (et)
• Faroese: espresso
• Finnish: espresso (fi)
• French: café express (fr) m, express (fr) m, café expresso (fr) m, expresso (fr) m, café espresso (fr) m, espresso (fr) m, café court m
• Galician: café expreso (gl) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Espresso (de) m
• Greek: εσπρέσο (el) m or n (espréso)
• Hebrew: אֶסְפְּרֵסוֹ m (esprēso)
• Hungarian: presszókávé (hu), eszpresszókávé (hu), (less commonly) eszpresszó (hu)
• Icelandic: espressó (is) n
• Indonesian: espresso
• Italian: espresso (it) m (clipping form), caffè espresso m, caffè liscio m (idiomatic)
• Japanese: エスプレッソ (ja) (esupuresso)
• Korean: 에스프레소 (ko) (eseupeureso)
• Lao: ເອສເປຣສໂຊ (ʼēt pēn sa sō)
• Lithuanian: espresas
• Macedonian: еспре́со n (espréso)
• Maori: kawhe tere, kawhe kutē
• Mongolian: эспрессо (espresso)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: espresso (no) m

  Nynorsk: espresso m

• Persian: اسپرسو (espereso)
• Polish: espresso (pl) n
• Portuguese: café expresso m, expresso (pt) m, bica (pt) f (Southern Portugal), cimbalino m (Northern Portugal)
• Russian: эспре́ссо (ru) m or n (esprɛ́sso)
• Slovak: espreso (sk)
• Slovene: espresso
• Spanish: espresso (es) m
• Swedish: espresso (sv) c
• Thai: เอสเปรสโซ (ès-bprès-sôo)
• Turkish: espresso (tr)
• Ukrainian: еспре́со n (espréso)
• Vietnamese: espresso (vi)
• Yiddish: עספּרעסאָ־⁠קאַווע (espreso-⁠kave), עספּרעסאָ (espreso)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛsprɛso]

Noun

espresso n

1. espresso

Declension

Declension of espresso (hard neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	espresso	espressa
genitive	espressa	espress
dative	espressu	espressům
accusative	espresso	espressa
vocative	espresso	espressa
locative	espressu	espressech
instrumental	espressem	espressy

Further reading

• “espresso”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “espresso”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian espresso, a shortening of caffè espresso (literally “pressed coffee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛsˈprɛ.soː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: es‧pres‧so

Noun

espresso m (plural espresso's, diminutive espressootje n)

1. espresso

Derived terms

• espressoapparaat
• espressomachine

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian espresso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈes.presːo/, [ˈe̞s̠.pre̞s̠ːo̞]
• Rhymes: -es.presːo
• Syllabification^(key): es‧pres‧so

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
abessive		espressotta	espressoitta
instructive		—	espressoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of espresso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative espressoni espressoni accusative nom. espressoni espressoni gen. espressoni genitive espressoni espressojeni partitive espressoani espressojani inessive espressossani espressoissani elative espressostani espressoistani illative espressooni espressoihini adessive espressollani espressoillani ablative espressoltani espressoiltani allative espressolleni espressoilleni essive espressonani espressoinani translative espressokseni espressoikseni abessive espressottani espressoittani instructive — — comitative — espressoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative espressosi espressosi accusative nom. espressosi espressosi gen. espressosi genitive espressosi espressojesi partitive espressoasi espressojasi inessive espressossasi espressoissasi elative espressostasi espressoistasi illative espressoosi espressoihisi adessive espressollasi espressoillasi ablative espressoltasi espressoiltasi allative espressollesi espressoillesi essive espressonasi espressoinasi translative espressoksesi espressoiksesi abessive espressottasi espressoittasi instructive — — comitative — espressoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative espressomme espressomme accusative nom. espressomme espressomme gen. espressomme genitive espressomme espressojemme partitive espressoamme espressojamme inessive espressossamme espressoissamme elative espressostamme espressoistamme illative espressoomme espressoihimme adessive espressollamme espressoillamme ablative espressoltamme espressoiltamme allative espressollemme espressoillemme essive espressonamme espressoinamme translative espressoksemme espressoiksemme abessive espressottamme espressoittamme instructive — — comitative — espressoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative espressonne espressonne accusative nom. espressonne espressonne gen. espressonne genitive espressonne espressojenne partitive espressoanne espressojanne inessive espressossanne espressoissanne elative espressostanne espressoistanne illative espressoonne espressoihinne adessive espressollanne espressoillanne ablative espressoltanne espressoiltanne allative espressollenne espressoillenne essive espressonanne espressoinanne translative espressoksenne espressoiksenne abessive espressottanne espressoittanne instructive — — comitative — espressoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative espressonsa espressonsa accusative nom. espressonsa espressonsa gen. espressonsa genitive espressonsa espressojensa partitive espressoaan espressoansa espressojaan espressojansa inessive espressossaan espressossansa espressoissaan espressoissansa elative espressostaan espressostansa espressoistaan espressoistansa illative espressoonsa espressoihinsa adessive espressollaan espressollansa espressoillaan espressoillansa ablative espressoltaan espressoltansa espressoiltaan espressoiltansa allative espressolleen espressollensa espressoilleen espressoillensa essive espressonaan espressonansa espressoinaan espressoinansa translative espressokseen espressoksensa espressoikseen espressoiksensa abessive espressottaan espressottansa espressoittaan espressoittansa instructive — — comitative — espressoineen espressoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• espressokahvi
• espressokeitin

 

Further reading

• “espresso”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Italian

Etymology

Past participle of esprimere; borrowed from Latin expressus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈsprɛs.so/
• Rhymes: -ɛsso
• Hyphenation: e‧sprès‧so

Participle

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

1. past participle of esprimere

Adjective

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

1. express

Noun

espresso m (plural espressi)

1. Clipping of caffè espresso (“espresso”).

   Synonym: (idiomatic) caffè liscio

   Vuoi un espresso? ― Do you want an/one espresso?

2. express letter
3. Clipping of treno espresso (“express train”).

   l'espresso delle cinque ― the express train of five o'clock

Related terms

• espressamente
• espressione
• espressivo

Anagrams

• sopresse, spessore

Polish

espresso

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian espresso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛsˈprɛs.sɔ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛssɔ
• Syllabification: es‧pres‧so

Noun

espresso n (indeclinable)

1. espresso (concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee)

Further reading

• espresso in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• espresso in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian espresso.

Noun

espresso n (plural espresso)

1. espresso

Declension

Declension of espresso

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) espresso	espressoul	(niște) espresso	espressole
genitive/dative	(unui) espresso	espressoului	(unor) espresso	espressolor
vocative	espressoule		espressolor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian espresso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpɾeso/ [esˈpɾe.so]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: es‧pres‧so

Noun

espresso m (plural espressos)

1. espresso