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cortadito

American

[kawr-tuh-dee-toh] / ˌkɔr təˈdi toʊ /

Also cortado

noun

an espresso topped with an approximately equal amount of steamed milk.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

cortaditos

plural

Etymology

Origin of cortadito

From Spanish: literally, “small cut,” from cortar “to cut”

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Even picky eaters should be happy with the yellow rice and roasted chicken, while parents will enjoy heaping servings of ropa vieja and picadillo capped off with a steaming cortadito.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2018

Leaving the museum, I went on the hunt for another Miami touchpoint as beloved as art deco architecture: the ventanitas, or “little windows” that sell croquetas, cortaditos and other Cuban coffee and snacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

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