Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

espresso-speak

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: espres-so-s-peak
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The jargon associated with coffee and espresso making.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There are the automatic espresso machines of course, noisy little robots that grind the beans, measure (in espresso-speak, “dose”) the ground coffee, compress (tamp) it, and drive hot water at hopefully the optimum temperature and pressure through the compacted bed of coffee, netting a more or less decent serving (shot) of espresso."
"One of my great joys each day -- indeed, quite often my very first activity upon awakening -- is making some. "Pulling a good double" in espresso-speak."
"Most consumers, myself included, have not been schooled in espresso-speak or espresso history, and you might not be interested either, except to say that many of us have learned to enjoy espresso from a local coffee house, which is why you may be reading this in the first place."

Etymology

From espresso + -speak.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

espressospeak (alternative)

Questions

What does espresso-speak mean?: The jargon associated with coffee and espresso making.
Where does espresso-speak come from?: From espresso + -speak.

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