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ESPRESSO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does espresso mean? 

ESPRESSO (noun)
  The noun ESPRESSO has 1 sense:

1. strong black coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beansplay

  Familiarity information: ESPRESSO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ESPRESSO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Strong black coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("espresso" is a kind of...):

coffee; java (a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "espresso"):

caffe latte; latte (strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk)


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