La palabra de hoy es: 'café' = coffee.
The Spanish word 'café' is a masculine noun of Turkish/ Arabic origin and is the name given to:
In some parts of the Spanish-speaking world, the noun 'café' is also used to mean:
The Spanish word 'café' is a masculine noun of Turkish/ Arabic origin and is the name given to:
- The fruit (beans) of the coffee bush
- An infusion of ground and roasted coffee beans
- A bar or other place where coffee and other drinks are sold and can be consumed
In some parts of the Spanish-speaking world, the noun 'café' is also used to mean:
- A strong reprimand
- A colour (a shade of brown)
- To have breakfast
Some Spanish expressions with noun 'café' are
Examples of the use of the noun 'café' are:
- Café americano (large weak black coffee)
- Café bar (café)
- Café a la turca (unfiltered black coffee drink)
- Café cantante (cabaret)
- Café concierto (café with live music)
- Café con leche (white coffee)
- Café cortado (white coffee with just a dash of milk)
- Café descafeinado (decaffeinated coffee)
- Café en grano (coffee beans)
- Café expreso (black coffee)
- Café instantáneo (instant coffee)
- Café irlandés (Irish coffee-with cream and whisky)
- Café molido (ground coffee)
- Café natural (lightly roasted coffee)
- Café negro (black coffee-some parts of Latin America)
- Café puro (black coffee-some parts of Latin America)
- Café solo (black coffee-Spain)
- Café soluble (instant coffee)
- Café teatro (dinner theatre/ pub theatre)
- Café torrefacto (lightly roasted coffee)
- Café tinto (black coffee-Colombia)
- Café vienés (Viennese coffee-white coffee with cream)
- Dar un café (to tell off)
- Mal café (bad intentions/meanness/ foul mood)
Examples of the use of the noun 'café' are:
- Un café con leche, por favor (A white coffee, please)
- A Manolo le dieron un café (Manolo was told off)
- ¡Qué mal café tienes! (you are really nasty!)
- Estoy de muy mal café (I am in a foul mood)
For more on the word 'café', visit: Wordreference.com/es/en/ Café
*NB 'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “café” in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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