Cortado (en. Cortado)

/kor'ta.ðo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

A drink made with espresso and a little hot or foamy milk.

I like to have a cortado in the mornings.

Me gusta tomar un cortado por las mañanas.

A style of coffee characterized by being less watery than a coffee with milk.

The cortado is perfect for those looking for a stronger coffee.

El cortado es perfecto para quienes buscan un café más fuerte.

The term comes from the verb 'cortar', referring to the amount of milk that cuts the intensity of the coffee.

to have a cortado

To enjoy a drink of espresso with milk.

tomar un cortado

cortado in the Spanish style

Reference to the typical way of preparing a cortado in Spain.

cortado a lo español

cortado with milk

Specifies that milk is added to the espresso coffee.

cortado con leche

espresso coffee

A concentrated coffee drink made by forcing hot water through ground coffee.

café expreso

milk

A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals, consumed as food.

leche

coffee

A drink made from roasted and ground coffee beans.

café

Cortado (in some regions) can refer to a person who is overwhelmed or stressed.

Today I'm so stressed from work that I can't think!

¡Hoy estoy tan cortado por el trabajo que no puedo pensar!

Cortado used in a context of being on the verge of an emotional breakdown.

After so many hours of work, I feel overwhelmed.

Después de tantas horas de trabajo, me siento cortado.