different between espresso vs speedball

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian espresso, from caffè espresso (“pressed-out coffee”), form of esprimere (“to press out”), from Latin exprimere, from ex- (“out”) + primere (“to press”).

Some sources derive the term from “expressly (‘individually, directly’) made for the customer”, or as “fast” (Italian espresso also meaning “fast”, as in English express (“fast”)) but these are not widely credited. The original term for modern espresso (coffee extracted under pressure) was cream coffee, from Italian caffè crema (variant: crema caffè), due to the crema, and was seen on early Gaggia machines, but this term is no longer used.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??sp??s??/; (proscribed) /?k?sp??s??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??sp??so?/; (proscribed) /?k?sp??so?/

Noun

espresso (countable and uncountable, plural espressos or espressi)

1. A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.
2. A drink that includes espresso as an ingredient.

Related terms

• espresso breve

Translations

References

Czech

Noun

espresso n

1. espresso

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian espresso, a shortening of caffè espresso (literally “pressed coffee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s?pr?.so?/
• Hyphenation: es?pres?so

Noun

espresso m (plural espresso's, diminutive espressootje n)

1. espresso

Derived terms

• espressoapparaat
• espressomachine

Finnish

Noun

espresso

1. espresso

Declension

Italian

Etymology

Past participle of esprimere; borrowed from Latin expressus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es?pr?s.so/

Participle

espresso m (feminine singular espressa, masculine plural espressi, feminine plural espresse)

1. past participle of esprimere

Adjective

espresso (feminine espressa, masculine plural espressi, feminine plural espresse)

1. express

Noun

espresso m (plural espressi)

1. Clipping of caffè espresso (“espresso”).

   Synonym: (idiomatic) caffè liscio

2. express letter
3. Clipping of treno espresso (“express train”).

Related terms

• espressamente
• espressione
• espressivo

Anagrams

• spessore

Polish

Etymology

From Italian espresso, from Latin expressus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??spr?s.s?/

Noun

espresso n (indeclinable)

1. espresso

Further reading

• espresso in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• espresso in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian espresso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es?p?eso/, [es?p?e.so]

Noun

espresso m (plural espressos)

1. espresso

English

Etymology

speed +? ball

Alternative forms

• speed ball, speed-ball

Pronunciation

Noun

speedball (countable and uncountable, plural speedballs)

1. (slang, countable) A mix of heroin and cocaine.
2. (slang, countable) Coffee with espresso.
3. (baseball, countable) A fastball.
4. (uncountable, sports) A competitive variant of paintball with an equal playing field, contrasted with woodsball.
5. (uncountable, sports) An Egyptian racquetsport
6. (military, aviation) An improvised adhoc airdrop resupply pack, composed of ammo, food and water, and other supplies, stuffed into a body bag or duffle bag.

   Synonym: speed bag

Verb

speedball (third-person singular simple present speedballs, present participle speedballing, simple past and past participle speedballed)

1. (intransitive) To occur fast, as if trying to finish as soon as possible.
   • 2009, Alex Lemon, Happy: A Memoir

     His words start to speedball. “Youneedtobestillwhenyou're inthere.”

2. (intransitive, slang) To take heroin and cocaine at the same time.

Anagrams

• balls deep, balls-deep