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 from the Italian espresso ("fast"), as in the English word express ("fast"), although these explanations are not widely accepted. 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 appeared 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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• Hyphenation: es‧pres‧so

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.
   • 2009 January 19, Kenneth Davids, “Convenience First: Espresso Pods and Capsules”, in Coffee Review‎^[1], archived from the original on 17 January 2025:

     It is no surprise that over the last decade the more moneyed elements of the coffee industry have been trying to figure out how to simplify espresso brewing to the point that a consumer can produce a properly rich, smooth-tasting espresso shot without struggling through a complicated process that can be as daunting as upgrading to Vista or assembling a glass-fronted display case from Ikea. […] To conclude, here in tabular form is a summary of our ratings of espressos produced from thirty pod, capsule and disc blends.

2. A drink that includes espresso as an ingredient.

Synonyms

• 'spro (slang)

Derived terms

• espressoed
• espresso-speak
• espressotini
• sexpresso

Related terms

• espresso breve

Translations

strong type of coffee

Afrikaans: espresso Albanian: ekspres (sq) m Arabic: إِسْبْرِسُّو m (ʔisbrissū) Armenian: էսպրեսո (ēspreso) Azerbaijani: espresso Belarusian: эспрэ́са n (esprésa) Bengali: এসপ্রেসো (eśopreśō) Bulgarian: еспре́со n (espréso) Burmese: အက်စ်ပရက်ဆို (akcpa.rakhcui) Catalan: exprés (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: 濃縮咖啡 / 浓缩咖啡 (zh) (nóngsuō kāfēi), 濃咖啡 / 浓咖啡 (zh) (nóngkāfēi), 意式濃縮 / 意式浓缩 (Yìshì nóngsuō) 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: ესპრესო (esṗreso) German: Espresso (de) m Greek: εσπρέσο (el) m or n (espréso) Hebrew: אֶסְפְּרֵסוֹ m (espréso) Hindi: एस्प्रेसो m (espreso) 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) Kazakh: эспрессо (éspresso) Khmer: អេសប្រេសសូ (ʼeespreessou) Korean: 에스프레소 (ko) (eseupeureso) Kyrgyz: эспрессо (espresso) Lao: ເອສເປຣສໂຊ (ʼēs prēs sō), ເອສເປລສໂຊ (ʼēs plēs sō) Latvian: espreso Lithuanian: espresas m Macedonian: еспре́со n (espréso) Malay: espresso Māori: kawhe tere, kawhe kutē Mongolian: Cyrillic: эспрессо (espresso) Norwegian: Bokmål: espresso (no) m Nynorsk: espresso m Persian: Iranian Persian: اِسْپِرِسو (fa) (espereso) Polish: espresso (pl) n Portuguese: café expresso m, expresso (pt) m, bica (pt) f (Southern Portugal), cimbalino m (Northern Portugal) Romanian: espresso n Russian: эспре́ссо (ru) n (esprɛ́sso) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: еспре̏со n Latin: esprȅso (sh) n, espresso (sh) n Slovak: espreso (sk) n Slovene: espresso n Spanish: espresso (es) m, expreso (es) m, café exprés m Swedish: espresso (sv) c Tajik: эспрессо (espresso) Thai: เอสเปรสโซ (ès-bprès-sôo) Turkish: espresso (tr) Ukrainian: еспре́со n (espréso) Urdu: اِسْپْرِسو m (ispriso) Uzbek: espresso Vietnamese: espresso (vi) Yiddish: עספּרעסאָ־⁠קאַווע m (espreso-⁠kave), עספּרעסאָ m (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), 2008–2026

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛsˈprɛ.soː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: es‧pres‧so

Noun

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

1. espresso

   Hypernym: koffie

Derived terms

• espressoapparaat
• espressomachine

Related terms

• espresso macchiato

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian espresso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈespresːo/, [ˈe̞s̠.pre̞s̠ːo̞]
• Rhymes: -espresːo
• Syllabification^(key): esp‧res‧so
• Hyphenation^(key): esp‧res‧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]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Italian

Etymology

Past participle of esprimere; borrowed from Latin expressus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈprɛs.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:

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• 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^[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “espresso”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian espresso.

Noun

espresso n (plural espresso)

1. espresso

Declension

	singular	plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	espresso	espressoul	espresso	espressole
genitive-dative	espresso	espressoului	espresso	espressolor
vocative	espressoule	espressolor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian espresso.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

espresso m (plural espressos)

1. espresso

   Synonym: expreso