café espresso en · NOUN
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French café espresso.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Coffee made in the espresso style.
'Breakfast, please,' said Bond. 'Pineapple juice, double. Cornflakes and cream. Shirred eggs with bacon. Double portion of Café Espresso. Toast and marmalade.'
1954, Ian Fleming, “True or False?”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 92:
- (countable, uncountable) A single serve of such coffee.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| café espressos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |