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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My first time in Spain I asked for café negro and was corrected to say con leche. Not in a 'that's racist' kind of way, but in a 'that is inaccurate, even though we understand' way.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Café negro" (which I've never heard for black coffee) would be "Café solo" or "Café sin leche" (literally, "coffee by itself", or "coffee without milk"). "Café con leche" would be coffee with milk, which definitely is not black coffee.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Ok I remembered wrong. It must have been sin leche that they corrected me with. It was a long time ago and I haven't spoke any Spanish since!