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Definition: Espresso |
EspressoNoun1. Brewed by forcing steam through powdered coffee beans. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "espresso" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Espresso (Italian for "extremely quick") is a strong, flavorful coffee brewed by forcing hot water through finely ground coffee beans.
Espresso differs greatly from the common drip brewed coffee drink in its thick concentrated consistency, and robust flavor. Due to its potency, straight espresso (espresso served without sweetener or milk, analogous to black coffee) is considered by some to be an acquired taste, and is served in small amounts called shots. (Tip: Those in the know order their single or double with a little glass of cold still water to clear the palate.)
Espresso is often used as the foundation for other, less bitter drinks, such as lattes, cappuccinos, mochas, and many more. A key component in the flavor of espresso is a golden foam composed of oils, proteins, and sugars, called crema which floats on the surface.
Espresso Beans
Espresso is usually derived from a certain type of coffee bean; Coffea arabica commonly known as Arabica, but the other variety, Robusta, can also used in some espresso blends. Arabica trees require more care in growing, and are therefore more expensive. Arabica beans are considered to be superior to the more common Caffea canephora (known as Robusta) beans, which are typically used for filler in commercial drip brew coffee, due to their lower level of caffeine and acidity, and their higher amounts of flavor and aroma. The roast of the beans varies from dark to light, depending on the desired taste. For making espresso, the beans are ground very finely, unlike coarser drip-style grounds.
Brewing Process
The process of making espresso is considered by many to be an art form, and people who are thought to have mastered their technique are referred to as baristas. This belief is due, in part, to the many nuances which can be altered to effect the final product, as well as the fact that high quality espresso machines can be too expensive for most people.Techniques for making espresso vary from person to person, and depend largely upon the machine used. First, a metal "basket" with a perforated bottom is filled with coffee powder, and pressed down with a tamp to form a "puck" at the bottom of the basket. The basket is fitted to the espresso machine in a sealed holder, which directs the coffee into the mug. Heated water in a pressure sealed tank is pumped through the compressed coffee and into the cup. For more specific details on espresso brewing techniques, see espresso machine.
History
[ History of espresso forthcoming ]See also: Caffé, Cappuccino, Coffee, Coffeehouse, Drip brew, Espresso machine, Latte, Mocha, Moka
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Espresso."
Crosswords: Espresso |
| English words defined with "espresso": capuccino, coffee capuccino. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "espresso": espresso wrist ♦ Porta-filter. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Espresso" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Italian (espresso, explicit, express, express letter, expressed, fast, fast letter, made to order, pronounce, special delivery), Swedish (espresso), Turkish (espresso). |
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Screenplays | Espresso. It's like coffee-zilla (The Iron Giant; writing credit: Brad Bird and Tim McCanlies, based on the novel and play 'The Iron Man' by Ted Hughes.) This is an espresso machine (True Lies; writing credit: Claude Zidi; Simon Michaël) Wait! Where are you going? I was going to make Espresso! (Young Frankenstein; writing credit: Mary Shelley; Gene Wilder) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Espresso (2003) | |
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| "Some-espresso 2" by Harald Wittmaack Commentary: "A nice and tasty cup of espresso, shot in the office." |
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Travel | Ghana | Ghanaian and Continental cuisine as well as an ice cream parlor and good espresso. (references) |
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| "Espresso" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Espresso" is used about 28 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 28 | 65,706 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "espresso": espresso maker ♦ espresso wrist. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "espresso": espresso-style. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "espresso"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | ekspres (express, flier, flyer, limited), kafe espres. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | еспресо. (various references) | |
Czech | káva espreso. (various references) | |
Danish | espressohåndled (espresso wrist). (various references) | |
Dutch | espressopols (espresso wrist). (various references) | |
Farsi | نوعی قهوه که بابخاراماده میشود. (various references) | |
Hungarian | eszpresszókávé. (various references) | |
Italian | espresso (explicit, express, express letter, expressed, fast, fast letter, made to order, pronounce, special delivery). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | espressoay.(various references) | |
Russian | кофеварка экспресс, кафе экспресс. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | espreso kafa. (various references) | |
Spanish | expreso (assertive, clear, emphatic, exact, explicit, express, fast, formally, specific). (various references) | |
Swedish | espresso. (various references) | |
Thai | เครื่องทำกาแฟเอสเปรสโซ. (various references) | |
Turkish | espresso, italyan kahvesi (capuchino). (various references) | |
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| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | exprimere. (various references) |
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Words beginning with "espresso": espressos. (additional references) | |
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"Espresso" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: espresser, espressp, Expreso, expresso. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "espresso" (pronounced e'spre"sō) |
| 3 | -e" s ō | expresso. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-o-p-r-s-s-s" | |
-1 letter: presses, prosses, reposes. | |
-2 letters: eposes, eroses, perses, posers, posses, proses, repose, sepses, speers, spores, sprees. | |
-3 letters: erose, erses, esses, peers, perse, pesos, pores, poser, poses, posse, prees, prese, press, prose, pross, repos, ropes, roses, seeps, seers, seres, sores, speer, spore, spree. | |
-4 letters: epos, eros, eses, opes, ores, oses, peer, pees, peso, pore, pose, pree. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-o-p-r-s-s-s" | |
+1 letter: espousers, espressos, expressos, oppresses, processes, professes, prowesses, repossess, repousses, responses. | |
+2 letters: compresses, depressors, hotpresses, outpresses, overpasses, poornesses, portresses, prepossess, preseasons, prioresses, progresses, prostheses, redisposes, repressors, ropinesses, stereopses, stereopsis, superposes. | |
+3 letters: crosspieces, depressions, expressions, mesospheres, newspersons, operoseness, patronesses, precessions, predisposes, prefocusses, presupposes, proestruses, profuseness, pronenesses, prosinesses, purposeless, repossessed, repossesses, repossessor, repressions, reprocesses, salesperson, superstores. | |
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