semi-largo

Spanish

The Cafe Central Coffee plaque, Calle Santa Maria, off Plaza de la Constitucion, Malaga

Etymology

From entre- + corto

The coffee was named by don José Prado Crespo, the founder of Café Central in Malaga. Tired of the difficulty of understanding the orders of customers, he created a plaque on the tiled wall listing 10 types of coffee by their coffee and milk content. Some of the terms used were words that hadn't been asociated with coffee before, like "nube".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsemi ˈlaɾɡo/ [ˌse.mi ˈlaɾ.ɣ̞o]
• Syllabification: se‧mi-lar‧go

Noun

semi-largo m (plural semi-largos)

1. (Andalusia, Malaga) A type of coffee made out of roughly 20% milk and 80% coffee

Adjective

semi-largo (feminine semi-larga, masculine plural semi-largos, feminine plural semi-largas)

1. (Andalusia, Malaga) A type of coffee made out of roughly 20% milk and 80% coffee