Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In music, double: as doppio movimento, doppio tempo, double movement, double time (twice as fast); doppio valore, double value (twice as slow), pedale doppio, with two parts for the pedals; lira doppia, a double or bass lyre: and so for other instruments.
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- adjective Having two shots of
espresso . - noun Two shots of
espresso .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Also called doppio zero flour, this ingredient is sometimes listed in Italian recipes like pizza dough and pasta.
The Kitchn Emma Christensen 2010
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Also called doppio zero flour, this ingredient is sometimes listed in Italian recipes like pizza dough and pasta.
The Kitchn 2010
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"Or just say 'triple grande no-whip chai doppio latte with a shot of almond' like you understand what any of those words mean!"
Why the new Starbucks logo frightens me Alexandra Petri 2011
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After Queen Margherita visited the region, 19 years later, it grudgingly expanded its offering to include the new trend – tomatoes, mozzarella and basil, and so it remains today: the only nod to modern excess is a doppio mozzarella.
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They are doppio-sized, thus weigh about 150 grams each.
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Inizialmente, doveva durare il doppio, ma spero di completarlo in futuro.
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I was waiting at the barista station for my usual doppio macchiato (the poor man's cappuccino, essentially the same drink but $1.50 cheaper) when I spotted him toward the end of the line: He Who Shall Not Be Named.
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Most of them are pretty easy to navigate: a “double espresso with whipped cream” becomes a “doppio con panna,” simply by educating my customer and explaining that “con panna” means “with whipped cream.”
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Gli Acoustic Ladyland sono un gruppo jazz londinese formato da Tom Herbert al doppio basso, Pete Wareham al sassofono, Seb Rochford alla batteria e Tom Cawley al piano.
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The high prices signal not just quality but luxury, and the specialized vocabulary ( "venti," "doppio" and the like) elevates a mundane form of consumption into the realm of cosmopolitan taste.
The Fresh-Roasted Smell of Success Matthew Rees 2007
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