Meanings
nounlungo (plural lungos)
plural lungos
- An espresso drink with more hot water passed through the grounds than normal.
Formerly used only in Italy and Seattle, it includes such tongue activators as latte, lungo, cappuccino, ristretto, macchiato, mochaccino and Americano.
1995 July 19, Suzanne Hamlin, “Coffee Drinks That Are Cool and Creamy”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
cortoristretto
Origin
- Italianlungo
- Englishlungo
Borrowed from Italian lungo (literally “long”). Doublet of long.
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Polish lungo, café lungo
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APA
lungo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lungo
MLA
“lungo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lungo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lungo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lungo.
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