macchiato
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noun
- Espresso topped with steamed milk.
- Ellipsis of latte macchiato.
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Etymology
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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