English Explanatory Dictionary

portafilter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A holder for ground espresso coffee that is attached to a group in an espresso machine to produce espresso.
  2. A similar-shaped device but without a bottom opening, used to backflush or clean an espresso machine.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-portafilter.wav

Word forms

portafilter portafilters

Etymology

Blend of portable + filter, or possibly incompletely calqued from Italian portafiltro "filter-carrier".

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