cafecito
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cafecito.
Noun
cafecito (plural cafecitos)
- (chiefly Latino) A small hot coffee drink, particularly Cuban espresso.
- 2018 July 5, “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez”, in Twitter for iPhone[1] (tweet), retrieved 6 July 2021:
- There’s nothing like walking into the bodega, grabbing an iced cafecito,[sic] chopping it up with everyone behind the counter + appreciating the dude who’s blasting “Oye Como Va” through his backpack speaker. In this small moment, nothing else matters. Today is a good day.
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /kafeˈθito/ [ka.feˈθi.t̪o]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kafeˈsito/ [ka.feˈsi.t̪o]
Noun
cafecito m (plural cafecitos)
- diminutive of café; small coffee.
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