Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

café pingado

English translation:

espresso with a splash of milk

Added to glossary by Lilian Magalhães
Nov 14, 2012 14:56
11 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

café pingado

Portuguese to English Other Cooking / Culinary café
Café-pingado. Café com leite escuro; leva pouco leite. A base é o Café-de-coador, o Café-longo ou o Café-carioca.

Proposed translations

+7
1 hr
Selected

espresso with a splash of milk

espresso with a splash of milk.
(at least that is what it is in Pt)
Peer comment(s):

agree Diana Coada (X) : Yes. No white coffee, no macchiato. :)
7 mins
thanks Diana
agree Lindsay Spratt
7 mins
thanks Lindsay
agree Fatima Noronha
12 mins
thanks Fatima
agree T o b i a s
1 hr
thanks Tobias
agree RitaMackay
2 hrs
thanks Rita
agree Clauwolf
2 hrs
thanks Clau
agree claudissima
17 hrs
thanks claudissima
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+3
4 mins

dark coffee with a dash of hot milk, "brazilian macchiato"

macchiato

espresso coffee served with a dash of hot or cold milk

Peer comment(s):

neutral Diana Coada (X) : Macchiato takes foam like the cappuccino.
9 mins
Sure, that is why I have put in quotes ""
agree Verginia Ophof
36 mins
Obrigado!
agree Ivan Rocha, CT : Sua primeira sugestão está correta.
1 hr
Obrigado!
agree Katia DG : I like the "Brazilian macchiato". Macchiato does not necessarily take foam (you can also order a "macchiato latte freddo"): http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffè_espresso#Caff.C3.A8_macch...
2 hrs
Obrigado!
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+2
8 mins

coffee with milk/white coffee/coffee with a drop of milk


Para os EUA, "coffee with milk" or "coffee with a drop of milk". Para o Reino Unido, "white coffee".

http://en.pons.eu/portuguese-english/waft

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Note added at 3 horas (2012-11-14 18:40:39 GMT)
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Flavors of Brazil: How to Order Coffee in Brazil (and Get What You ...
flavorsofbrazil.blogspot.com/.../how-to-order-coffee-in-brazil-and-g...Nov 16, 2010 – Café-pingado: This is a café-com-leite with a larger portion of coffee and a small portion of milk than is usual
Peer comment(s):

neutral Diana Coada (X) : No. Pingado is an espresso (bica) with a dash of milk. White coffee is different.
4 mins
A drop of milk.
agree Claudio Mazotti
10 mins
Grata!
agree Ivan Rocha, CT : Coffee with a drop/dash of milk.
1 hr
Grata!
neutral claudissima : definitely not white coffee
18 hrs
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