Definition of cortado in English:
cortado
nounPlural cortados kɔːˈtɑːdəʊkôrˈtäˌdō
A drink of espresso coffee with a small amount of steamed milk.
I sat down at a cafe and ordered a cortado
Example sentencesExamples
- Take a seat at a sidewalk cafe and order a cortado and watch Lima's crowds parade along the avenue in the latest styles from Paris, New York and Madrid.
- Harry paid for a double espresso and a cortado, both in takeaway paper cups, and sat on one of the chairs on the pavement.
- Order a cortado (an espresso with a dash of milk) and a plate of empanadas (like mini Cornish pasties) and soak up the history.
- Depending on where you order it, a cortado may be indistinguishable from a Gibraltar.
- I'd love to hear your methods of making a cortado.
- Two women sit on a small bench, one reading a newspaper as she savors a cortado.
- Take our advice and order a Spanish cortado for a truly authentic caffeine experience - you'd be hard pressed to find another in London.
- Lately I've been drinking cortado a lot though, but still espresso for that quick shot.
- The coffees are all from local roasters, lovingly prepared, and the flat whites, cortados and espressos are in the top rank of local coffee drinks.
- A cortado is a Spanish classic, a coffee "cut" with warm milk.
Origin
From Spanish (café) cortado, literally 'cut coffee', from cortar 'to cut'.