Espresso

n. strong coffee made by forcing steam through powdered coffee grounds

Espresso or caffè espresso is a concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing very hot, but not boiling water under high pressure through coffee that has been ground to a consistency between extremely fine and powder. Invented by Edward Loysel de Santais in 1843, Santais' machine impressed visitors to the Paris Exposition of 1855 by producing "two thousand cups of coffee an hour". Santais' machine brewed coffee a pot at a time, however, and used steam pressure, though not to force the brewing water directly through the coffee. Instead, it raised the water to a considerable height above the coffee. From there it descended through an elaborate system of tubes to the coffee bed. The weight of the hot water, not the trapped steam, applied the brewing pressure.
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Noun
1. strong black coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans
(hypernym) coffee, java
(hyponym) caffe latte, latte

n. espresso, type of strong coffee

adj. express, expressed, explicit, made-to-order, fast

n. express letter, fast letter, special delivery; express; espresso, strong coffee made by forcing steam through powdered coffee grounds

v. express, voice, word, convey, pass, speak