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tinto
🇨🇴 Spanish slang from Colombia
What does “tinto” mean?
black coffee
Example
“¿Nos tomamos un tinto?”
Shall we have a coffee?
Good to know
Elsewhere 'tinto' = red wine. In Colombia it's a small black coffee.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
🌮 Food
The textbook way to say it: café solo
Heard in a conversation
Power cut before the exam
Dani Caro, se fue la luz en todo el barrio 😩 y mañana es el parcial de cálculo. ¿Me dejas ir a estudiar a tu casa? Por favor 🙏
caro the power's out in the whole neighbourhood 😩 and the calculus midterm is tomorrow. can I come study at yours? pls 🙏
Caro ¡Uy, qué mamera! Obvio, hágale, venga ya. Tengo tinto recién hecho ☕
ugh what a drag!! of course, go ahead, come now. I've got fresh coffee ☕
Dani Eres una berraca, ¡gracias! Salgo ya. Pero en la calle está todo oscuro, no voy a sacar el celular 📵
you're a star, thx!! leaving now. but it's pitch dark in the street, I'm not taking my phone out 📵
☕ How other countries say “black coffee”
- 🇪🇸 café soloSpain
More from Colombia
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- chéverecool, great
- bacanocool, awesome
- ¿Qué más?What's up? / How's it going?
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