"short black" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-short black.ogg [Australia] Forms: short blacks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} short black (plural short blacks)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A small cup or glass of espresso coffee. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand Categories (topical): Coffee Related terms: coffee, long black

Inflected forms

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