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

H

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

N

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

Q

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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Artículos sobre el café para practicar tu comprensión lectora / Articles about coffee to practice your reading comprehension: