Everywhere you go in Andalucia you may need to learn a slightly different vocabulary in order to order your coffee just like you like it. As an example, here’s a guide to coffees in Málaga.
Nube: Literally means “cloud”. This is just enough coffee to flavour your hot milk.
Sombra: Literally “shade”. Slightly more coffee.
Corto: Literally “short”. Less than half the glass is coffee.
Mitad: Literally “half”. You guessed it.
Largo: Literally “long”. More than half a glass of coffee.
Manchao: Literally “stained”. Just a few drops of milk in your coffee.
Solo: Literally “alone”… Yep.
Now if you’re really picky, you can also ask for a “semi-corto”, which is in between a “corto” and a “mitad”. There’s also a semi-largo that takes you in between a “mitad” and a largo.
Personally I prefer decaf, but I don’t want instant. Therefore I always ask for my coffee – a “nube” in this case – followed by “descafeinado de máquina” (por favour).