cortissimo
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian cortissimo.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɔːˈtɪsɪməʊ/
Noun
cortissimo (plural cortissimi)
- The shot that forms the coffee base of a flat white.
Translations
coffee base of a flat white
Italian
Etymology
From corto + -issimo.
Adjective
cortissimo (feminine cortissima, masculine plural cortissimi, feminine plural cortissime)
- superlative degree of corto (“very short”)
Descendants
- English: cortissimo
Anagrams
- storicismo