espresso

Espresso means a type of coffee that is brewed with steam using a special machine. (noun)

The strong coffee added to a cappuccino is an example of espresso.

See espresso in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. espressos

coffee prepared in a special machine from finely ground coffee beans, through which steam under high pressure is forced

See espresso in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(ĭ-sprĕsˈō, ĕ-sprĕsˈō) also ex·pres·so (ĭk-sprĕsˈō, ĕk-)

noun pl. es·pres·sos also ex·pres·sos

A strong coffee brewed by forcing steam under pressure through darkly roasted, powdered coffee beans.

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