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macchiato.

Espresso topped with steamed milk.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌmɑkiˈɑtoʊ/General-American/ˌmækiˈɑːtəʊ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Espresso topped with steamed milk.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Ellipsis of latte macchiato.

    US · abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Italian caffè macchiato (“stained coffee”), from macchiato (“stained, marked”), as the coffee is “marked” with a spot of milk. From Latin maculātus (“stained”), form of macula (“stain”). Cognate to English macula (“[dark] spot”), French maculé.

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