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noun
Espresso topped with steamed milk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Ellipsis of latte macchiato.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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History
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.
Across languages
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