A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.
Used in a Sentence
espresso
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for espresso.
Editorial note
You can kill yourself with caffeine too (though unlikely in coffee form - you'd need about 50-100 espresso shots).
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Quick take
A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of espresso gathered in one view.
A drink that includes espresso as an ingredient.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for espresso.
noun
A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.
noun
A drink that includes espresso as an ingredient.
Example sentences
You can kill yourself with caffeine too (though unlikely in coffee form - you'd need about 50-100 espresso shots).
If anything it should be faster than the typical espresso style that requires a fixed minimum of 60s of attention per cup.
This is shown to be a hit in European cities, where just based on a guess espresso and coffee is more popular.
NUnit is a strong counterculture alternative in the same way that espresso drinks are still considered a counterculture beverage in some circles.
Why would I want to stand behind an espresso bar all day making cups of coffee for other people?
The 'McCafe' or whatever they call it espresso-style drinks are pretty poor.
The ZPM Espresso project was a great example of both of these.
I don't remember the last time I had a person make my espresso @ a starbucks!
They are going to make pour over, not espresso style coffee.
I know that doesn't make an espresso, but it does make for delicious coffee.
I go to Starbucks pretty often, but specifically for their espresso drinks (latte, macchiato, iced drinks, etc).
For some reason, she doesn't like espresso.
Quote examples
Cold-drip and other "exotic" coffee styles are increasingly seen, but by far and away the dominant style is Italian espresso.
As a Melbournian, you should know better than to call Espresso "expresso".
I wouldn't quite say it's made by "practiced staff." The espresso made at most Starbucks is at the push of a button, hardly requiring effort, the rest is only a memorization of ingredients.
Most of the people I see in Starbucks are not drinking "coffee", they are drinking some fancy thing with syrups and ice and espresso.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use espresso in a sentence?
You can kill yourself with caffeine too (though unlikely in coffee form - you'd need about 50-100 espresso shots).
What does espresso mean?
A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.
What part of speech is espresso?
espresso is commonly used as noun.