portafilter

noun

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from portafiltro

Definitions

  1. A holder for ground espresso coffee that is attached to a group in an espresso machine to…

    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…

    A similar-shaped device but without a bottom opening, used to backflush or clean an espresso machine.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for portafilter. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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