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macchiato

Syllables: ma·cchi·a·toUK/ˌmækiˈɑːtəʊ/US/ˌmɑkiˈɑtoʊ/

macchiato noun: espresso topped with steamed milk. Also the ellipsis of latte macchiato.

Noun

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

  1. Espresso topped with steamed milk.
    • Formerly used only in Italy and Seattle, it includes such tongue activators as latte, lungo, cappuccino, ristretto, macchiato, mochaccino and Americano.1995 July 19, Suzanne Hamlin, “Coffee Drinks That Are Cool and Creamy”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2022
    • Kadar Al-Jahani glanced around at the rich Romans and the American tourists sipping their macchiati and cappuccini, and smiled.2004, David A Rollins, Sword of Allah, Sydney, N.S.W.: Pan Macmillan Australia, published 2005, →ISBN, page 109

Also used as

macchiato is also the ellipsis of latte macchiato.

macchiato meaning in Tagalog

macchiato in Tagalog

type of coffee
makiyato

Synonyms of macchiato

Forms of macchiato

pluralmacchiatos
plural (rare)macchiati

Origin of macchiato

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.

Phrases with macchiato

Words that rhyme with macchiato

Questions about macchiato

What does macchiato mean?
Macchiato means espresso topped with steamed milk.
What is macchiato in Tagalog?
Macchiato in Tagalog is makiyato. See Macchiato meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is macchiato?
Macchiato is a noun.
How do you pronounce macchiato?
Macchiato is pronounced /ˌmɑkiˈɑtoʊ/ (US).
What is the plural of macchiato?
The plural of macchiato is macchiatos.

Words near macchiato in the dictionary

  1. maccha
  2. maccheroni
  3. macchi
  4. macchia
  5. macchiati
  6. macchiato
  7. macchiatos
  8. macchie
  9. Macchis
  10. Maccie D's
  11. Maccies

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