Borrowed fromItalianristretto(“concentrated”).Doublet ofrestrict.
ristretto (countable anduncountable,pluralristrettosorristretti)
- Anespresso drink made with less hot water than normal.
2005 October/November, “IMPRESSA Z5”, inFine Cooking, number74, Newtown, Conn.:The Taunton Press, Inc.,→ISSN,page83:With eight pre-set beverage buttons all your favorite hot drinks are just one push away: cappuccino, latte, one or two cups ofristretto, espresso, large cups of crema coffee, even hot chocolate and tea.
ristretto (comparativemoreristretto,superlativemostristretto)
- Poured with less hot water than normal.
FromLatinrestrictus.
- IPA(key): /riˈstret.to/
- Rhymes:-etto
- Hyphenation:ri‧strét‧to
ristretto m (pluralristretti)
- anespresso drink made with less hot water than normal
- abroth similar to aconsommé
- Synonym:brodo ristretto
ristretto (feminineristretta,masculine pluralristretti,feminine pluralristrette)
- pastparticiple ofrestringere
- pastparticiple ofristringere
ristretto (feminineristretta,masculine pluralristretti,feminine pluralristrette,superlativeristrettissimo)
- restricted,limited
- cerchia ristretta ―innercircle
- concentrated
- small,little
