Vocabulario de café / Coffee vocabulary
Aprende tu vocabulario de café en español e inglés. A continuación hay listas de términos comunes sobre el café / Learn your coffee vocabulary in Spanish and English. Below are lists of common coffee terms:
Vocabulario de café / Coffee vocabulary:
A
ácido(a): acidic
alacena: cupboard
amante del café: coffee lover
aroma, olor: smell
azúcar: sugar
B
C
café: coffee, coffee shop
café americano: American coffee (similar to a watered down espresso)
café carajillo: coffee with a splash of liquor, such as aguardiente (“guaro”), whiskey, brandy or rum (ron) (common in Bogotá, Colombia)
café colombiano: Colombian coffee
café con leche: coffee with milk
café cortado: espresso with a touch of steamed milk
café descafeinado: decaffeinated coffee
café exprés: espresso
café instantáneo: instant coffee
café molido: ground coffee
cafeína: caffeine
café campesino: espresso with raw cane sugar (panela), cloves (clavo) and cinammon (canela)
café latté: latte
café negro, café tinto (un tinto, un tintico): black coffee
café solo: espresso shot
cafetera: coffee maker
cafeto: coffee tree
calentar: to warm
caliente: hot
canela: cinammon
capuchino: cappuccino
cerezo: cherry
clavo: cloves
cosecha, cultivo: crop
cosechar: to harvest
D
dulce: sweet
E
ecológico(a): ecological
empaques: packaging
en cápsulas: in capsules
en grano: in grain(s)
F
filtros: filters
frutal: fruity
G
granos de café: coffee grains
granos enteros: whole grains, whole beans
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I
intenso(a): intense
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K
L
leche: milk
leche de coco: coconut milk
leche descremada: skim milk
leche deslactosada: lactose-free milk
leche de almendras: almond milk
leche de soya: soy milk
leche manchada: stained milk, warmed milk stained with a touch of coffee (opposite of café cortado)
M
matices: nuances
medida: measure
miel, miel de abejas: honey
molido: ground
molinillo de café: coffee grinder
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O
orgánico(a): organic
P
panela: raw cane sugar
perico: café con leche
pocillo: small cup, often with an ear-shaped handle, such as a coffee cup or tea cup
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R
S
sabor: flavor
sombra: shadow, shade
T
taza: cup
tibio(a): lukewarm
tomar, beber: to take, to consume, to drink
tueste: roasting
U
V
veracidad: veracity, accuracy
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Z
Artículos sobre el café para practicar tu comprensión lectora / Articles about coffee to practice your reading comprehension: