Coffee And Variations

café: coffee

café con leche: literally, coffee with milk, but more accurately, a cup of hot milk with a shot of coffee poured into it

cargado: strong

cerrero: large strong black coffee (Col)

cortado: an espresso ‘cut’ with a small amount of hot or steamed milk added after; popular in Argentina

descafeinado: decaffeinated

doble carga: two shots

exprés, expreso: espresso

fuerte: strong

guayoyo: a kind of watered-down coffee (Ven)

instantáneo: instant coffee

irlandés: Irish coffee

marrón: a mid-strength Venezuelan coffee

molido: ground coffee

negro: espresso (AmL); black, no milk

puro: black, no milk (Chi)

solo: black, no milk

tetero: very milky coffee in Venezuela

tinto: black, no milk (Col)

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