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  • noun A cup of espresso served with warm milk

Etymologies

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Spanish

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Examples

  • (a harmonious blend of espresso, steamed milk and foam), while the Spanish enjoy something called a cortado, which is a roughly a 1: 1 or 1: 2 ratio of coffee to milk.

    Slashfood 2010

  • (a harmonious blend of espresso, steamed milk and foam), while the Spanish enjoy something called a cortado, which is a roughly a 1: 1 or 1: 2 ratio of coffee to milk.

    Slashfood 2010

  • I go into the vegetarian restaurant in George Orwell Plaza and they make me a cafe cortado before I can even ask.

    Get Laid or Die Trying Jeff Allen 2011

  • I go into the vegetarian restaurant in George Orwell Plaza and they make me a cafe cortado before I can even ask.

    Get Laid or Die Trying Jeff Allen 2011

  • Eso es exactamente lo que ha pasado con Fanfou, el twitter chino, cuyo servicio fue cortado sin aviso previo ni explicaciones el día 8 de julio, [...] 16 July 2009, 7: 49 am

    Global Voices in English » China: Netizens starving, no more rice talk! 2009

  • So I down my ultra-sweet cortado and head back into the light of day.

    Santiago: chill out in Chile's capital 2010

  • Long meals and late nights remain the norm, and polities, like sports, is something to talk about over a glass of cava or a cafe cortado.

    The Waiting Games Are Over 2008

  • I typically order a cortado or Cuban coffee to go with my sandwich; it's just a strong shot of espresso with sugar, yet Cafecito's arrived almost lukewarm.

    Steve Dolinsky: In Fidel-ity 2008

  • The fallback is the java cortado player for Ogg Theora/Vorbis.

    ginger's thoughts » Metavidwiki gone public 2008

  • It is made in the Jerez region in southern Spain and comes in four main styles of increasing sweetness and heaviness: fino (also called manzanilla), palo cortado, amontillado, and oloroso.

    Molly Laas: Enjoying Sherry 2008

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  • From Wikipedia: "A cortado (from the Spanish cortar, known as "Tallat" in Catalan and "Ebaki" in Basque, "Pingo" or "Garoto" in Portugal and "noisette" in France) is an espresso "cut" with a small amount of warm milk to reduce the acidity. The ratio of milk to coffee is between 1:1 - 1:2, and the milk is added after the espresso."

    September 21, 2011