café con crema
/kafe kon kɾema/from spelling rules
café con crema is the Spanish phrase for coffee with cream.
This phrase is used to order or describe a cup of coffee that has cream added to it.
Did you know?
- The word crema might not even be the original word intended, as some linguists suggest it could be a malapropism of the French word tréma, which refers to a perforation or orifice.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, ordering café con crema may result in receiving a coffee topped with a thick, sweetened cream rather than the liquid cream common in the US.
- While crema refers to cream in this phrase, the word is also used in Spanish to describe the foam produced by a high-pressure espresso machine.
Examples in context
- El café con crema es un placer no muy caro.Coffee with cream is not a very expensive pleasure.This sentence describes the cost of enjoying café con crema.Tatoeba #434449 by lukaszpp, translation #434448 by lukaszpp
- Quiero un café con crema, por favor.I want a coffee with cream, please.
- Ellos siempre piden café con crema en la mañana.They always order coffee with cream in the morning.
Example conversation
At a cafe in the morning.
- Elena¿Qué vas a pedir tú, Alejandro?What are you going to order, Alejandro?
- AlejandroYo quiero un café con crema.I want a coffee with cream.
- ElenaPerfecto, yo pediré un té verde.Perfect, I will order a green tea.
- AlejandroEstá bien, vamos a pedir ahora.Okay, let's order now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries café, con, crema, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
