lungo

See also: lùngo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian lungo (literally “long”). Doublet of long.

Noun

lungo (plural lungos)

1. An espresso drink with more hot water passed through the grounds than normal.
   • 1995 July 19, Suzanne Hamlin, “Coffee Drinks That Are Cool and Creamy”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 December 2022:

     Formerly used only in Italy and Seattle, it includes such tongue activators as latte, lungo, cappuccino, ristretto, macchiato, mochaccino and Americano.

Antonyms

• corto
• ristretto

Coordinate terms

• normale

Translations

Translations

• Polish: lungo (pl) n, café lungo (pl) n

Anagrams

• Luong, gluon, long u

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian lungo. Doublet of lang.

Noun

lungo m (plural lungo's, diminutive lungootje n)

1. lungo (type of espresso)

   Hypernym: koffie

Italian

Etymology

From Latin longus (“long, extended”), from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos (“long”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlun.ɡo/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -unɡo
• Hyphenation: lùn‧go

Adjective

lungo (feminine lunga, masculine plural lunghi, feminine plural lunghe, superlative lunghissimo, diminutive lunghétto or lunghìno)

1. long

   Antonym: corto

   L'anno è lungo. ― The year is long.

Noun

lungo m (plural lunghi)

1. length

Preposition

lungo

1. along

Related terms

• a lungo
• alla lunga
• lungaggine
• lungagnata
• lungamente
• lunghetto
• lunghezza
• lunghino
• lungi
• lungimiranza
• lungone
• per lungo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlunɡo/ [ˈlũŋ.ɡo]
• Rhymes: -unɡo
• Syllabification: lun‧go

Adjective

lungo (feminine lunga, masculine plural lungos, feminine plural lungas)

1. (Lunfardo) long