latte macchiatos

Noun

latte macchiato (countable and uncountable, plural latte macchiatos or (rare) latte macchiati)

1. A coffee-based beverage, prepared by "staining" the steamed "pure" white milk by the addition of espresso, using half or less of the espresso shot of caffè macchiato.
   • I was told by Leno Meiorin, proprietor of the original Caffè Mediterraneum in Berkeley, that he invented it [caffè latte] in 1959 when customers complained that the latte macchiati and cappuccini he was serving were too stingy in size.2001, Kenneth Davids, “The Espresso Side of It”, in Coffee: A Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying, 5th edition, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Griffin, →ISBN, page 153, column 1