Some English dictionaries translate espresso as "pressed-out", but the word also conveys the senses of expressly for you and quickly:
The words express, expres and espresso each have several meanings in English, French and Italian.
The first meaning is to do with the idea of "expressing" or squeezing the flavour from the coffee using the pressure of the steam.
The second meaning is to do with speed, as in a train.
Finally there is the notion of doing something "expressly" for a person ... The first Bezzera and Pavoni espresso machines in 1906 took 45 seconds to make a cup of coffee, one at a time, expressly for you.

Modern espresso, using hot water under pressure, as pioneered by Gaggia in the 1940s, was originally called crema caffè (in English, "cream coffee") as seen on old Gaggia machines, due to the crema.
This term is no longer used, though crema caffè and variants (caffè crema, café crema) still appear in branding.
Some English dictionaries translate espresso as "pressed-out", but the word also conveys the senses of expressly for you and quickly:
The words express, expres and espresso each have several meanings in English, French and Italian. The first meaning is to do with the idea of "expressing" or squeezing the flavour from the coffee using the pressure of the steam. The second meaning is to do with speed, as in a train. Finally there is the notion of doing something "expressly" for a person ... The first Bezzera and Pavoni espresso machines in 1906 took 45 seconds to make a cup of coffee, one at a time, expressly for you. 
Modern espresso, using hot water under pressure, as pioneered by Gaggia in the 1940s, was originally called crema caffè (in English, "cream coffee") as seen on old Gaggia machines, due to the crema. This term is no longer used, though crema caffè and variants (caffè crema, café crema) still appear in branding.
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