café de olla

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “pot coffee”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˌfe de ˈoʝa/ [kaˌfe ð̞e ˈo.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /kaˌfe de ˈoʎa/ [kaˌfe ð̞e ˈo.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /kaˌfe de ˈoʃa/ [kaˌfe ð̞e ˈo.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /kaˌfe de ˈoʒa/ [kaˌfe ð̞e ˈo.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: ca‧fé de o‧lla

Noun

café de olla m (plural cafés de olla)

A traditional Mexican coffee beverage brewed in a clay pot, typically flavored with cinnamon and sweetened with piloncillo.