espresso-speak

noun

The jargon associated with coffee and espresso making.

Meanings

nounespresso-speak (uncountable)

alternative espressospeak

  1. uncountableThe jargon associated with coffee and espresso making.

    One of my great joys each day -- indeed, quite often my very first activity upon awakening -- is making some. "Pulling a good double" in espresso-speak.

    2015 March 7, duceditor, squier-talk.com, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2025
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    There are the automatic espresso machines of course, noisy little robots that grind the beans, measure (in espresso-speak, “dose”) the ground coffee, compress (tamp) it, and drive hot water at hopefully the optimum temperature and pressure through the compacted bed of coffee, netting a more or less decent serving (shot) of espresso.

    2009 January 19, Kenneth Davids, “Convenience First: Espresso Pods and Capsules”, in Coffee Review, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2025

    Most consumers, myself included, have not been schooled in espresso-speak or espresso history, and you might not be interested either, except to say that many of us have learned to enjoy espresso from a local coffee house, which is why you may be reading this in the first place.

    2021 January 2, Steve Kruschen, “Cuisinart Espresso Machine With 19 BAR, Model EM-15 – It’s In The Capsule”, in Mr. Gadget, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2025

Origin

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APA

espresso-speak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/espresso-speak

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“espresso-speak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/espresso-speak. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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