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Meaning of espresso | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
/ɛˈspɹɛsəʊ/

Definitions

  1. A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A drink that includes espresso as an ingredient.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية إِسْبْرِسُّو
Čeština espresso
Deutsch Espresso
Ελληνικά εσπρέσο
Suomi espresso
日本語 エスプレッソ
한국어 에스프레소
Nederlands espresso
Polski espresso
Русский эспрессо
Türkçe espresso
Українська еспресо

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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