Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

café espresso

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: cafe e-spres-so
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Coffee made in the espresso style.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A single serve of such coffee.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"'Breakfast, please,' said Bond. 'Pineapple juice, double. Cornflakes and cream. Shirred eggs with bacon. Double portion of Café Espresso. Toast and marmalade.'"

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French café espresso.

Usage

Inflected Forms

café espressos (plural)

Questions

What does café espresso mean?: Coffee made in the espresso style.
Where does café espresso come from?: Unadapted borrowing from French café espresso.

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