cortissimo

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UK/kɔːˈtɪsɪməʊ/

noun

The shot that forms the coffee base of a flat white.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nouncortissimo (plural cortissimi)

plural cortissimi

  1. The shot that forms the coffee base of a flat white.

Origin

  1. Italiancortissimo
  2. Italiancortissimo
  3. Englishcortissimo

Borrowed from Italian cortissimo.

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APA

cortissimo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cortissimo

MLA

“cortissimo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cortissimo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cortissimo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cortissimo.

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