[ik-spres-oh] 
| es·pres·so (ĭ-sprěs'ō, ě-sprěs'ō) n. pl. es·pres·sos also ex·pres·sos A strong coffee brewed by forcing steam under pressure through darkly roasted, powdered coffee beans. [Italian (caffè) espresso, espresso (coffee), past participle of esprimere, to press out, from Latin exprimere : ex-, ex- + premere, to press; see per-4 in Indo-European roots.] |
| ex·pres·so (ĭk-sprěs'ō, ěk-) n. Variant of espresso. |
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