Pronunciation Guide to Coffee & Related Stuff
Types of Coffee Drinks
- café,caffé - coffee, espresso
- espresso - a strong coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through fine coffee grounds
- cappuccino - a 5-6 oz drink consisting of a shot of espresso with steamed milk and foam
- latté - an espresso drink, but with more milk than a cappucino
- américano - espresso diluted with hot water
- mocha - a variant of a latté with chocolate added
- macchiato - espresso with a dollop of hot, foamed milk
- café au lait - coffee with milk-- similar to a latté, but made with strong coffee not espresso
Starbucks Terms
- Frappuccino® - Starbucks brand of a coffee drink blended with ice
- Tazo® - brand of tea
- Grande - 16 ounce, medium size
- Venti - 20 ounce, large size
Miscellaneous
- Chai - tea
- Arabica - a superior grade of coffee beans
- barista - the server behind the counter at a coffee bar
Note: some of these names are Anglicized versions of Italian words. The pronunciations given here are, as best
as I can determine, the common usage in American English. I have not tried to reproduce pronunciations with
Italian accents.