expresso
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4.8
- noun
- /ɛkˈsprɛsoʊ/
- US
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espresso
- That's the man's expresso!
Examples
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Expresso?
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There's that time I called it an "expresso."
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I had to get something called a "Highway Expresso."
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- Expresso.
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No expresso.
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I have a friend who is a native New Englander and who is a practicing attorney who says, "eXpresso," "frustrated," and other malapropisms, and it drives me nuts.
Blog text (1) -
Many people mistakenly order an expresso when they mean to ask for an espresso.
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In casual conversation, I often hear friends refer to coffee as expresso, even though that's incorrect.
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The menu listed both expresso and espresso, leaving some customers confused about which drink to choose.
Synonyms
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3.2
A strong dark drink made by pushing hot water through ground coffee beans
Surface Forms
Etymology
Expresso is a common misspelling of Italian espresso, the name for a strong coffee made by forcing hot water through finely ground beans. The real Italian espresso comes from a word meaning 'to press out', and because it sounds like the English word express ('quick'), a helpful way to remember it is that the coffee is 'pressed out' and made quickly, but the correct spelling is espresso.