Glossary
There are many terms and expressions in the coffee and tea world that may be difficult to understand to the novice. We have compiled a list of the most commonly used terms for you. Click a letter below....
Terms begining with 'U'
Uneven and Mixed
'Uneven' pieces of leaf particles indicating poor sorting and resulting in a tea not true to a particular grade.
Uva
A tea growing district in Sri Lanka which produces a tea of great subtlety.
Um café (Portugal)
An espresso-style coffee, served in a small espresso cup. In Lisbon, this is called, as often as not, uma bica. A café duplo, or bica dupla, is a double shot
Um Café Curto (Portugal)
A short shot (ristretto). Also called uma italiana.
Uma Bica Cheia (Portugal)
A long shot of espresso.
Uma Carioca (Portugal)
A bica with hot water
Um Garoto (Portugal)
A bica with hot milk. This is a normal shot (which fills about half the espresso cup), filled the rest of the way with milk, so it ends up being about half coffee, half milk
Um Galão (Portugal)
A bica with hot milk served in a glass tumbler. This is basically one shot of coffee and the rest milk, so it ends up being quite milky.
Uma Meia de Leite (Portugal)
Essentially a galão served in an American-style coffee cup.
Um Café Pingado
An espresso with just a splash of milk. You may be asked if you want your leite quente or frio (hot or cold milk).