café helado
everyday, Mexico
In Mexico iced coffee is café helado or café frío. A blended, slushy version is usually sold as frappé. Coffee shops often use the English words "iced coffee" or "cold brew" on menus.
Meaning: cold coffee drink (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| café helado | everyday, Mexico |
| café frío | everyday |
| frappé | blended drink |
At a café you can say Un café helado, por favor. Add con hielo if you want it over ice.
Which one should you use?
Café helado can also mean a coffee flavored ice cream in some places, so check the menu.
How does it change in a sentence?
Café is masculine: un café helado.
Did you know?
- Mexico grows coffee in Chiapas, Veracruz and Oaxaca, and café de olla is a traditional hot coffee with cinnamon and piloncillo.
Examples in context
- Quiero un café helado.I want an iced coffee.
- ¿Me da un café frío con leche?Can I have a cold coffee with milk?
- Pidió un frappé de café.He ordered a coffee frappé.
Example conversation
Valeria orders at a café in Mexico City on a hot afternoon.
- ValeriaUn café helado, por favor.An iced coffee, please.
- Barista¿Con leche o sin leche?With milk or without?
- ValeriaCon leche, gracias.With milk, thanks.
