macchiato
USmah-kee-AH-toh/ˌmɑkiˈɑtoʊ/UKma-kee-AH-toh/ˌmækiˈɑːtəʊ/
Pluralmacchiatos
- 1A small, strong coffee with a little steamed milk on top.
Like a small cup of strong coffee with just a splash of milk.
She ordered a macchiato before her morning train.
The macchiato came in a tiny white cup with a thin layer of foam.
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- 2Short way of saying latte macchiato. It means a tall glass of milk with a shot of espresso poured in.
She got a vanilla macchiato from the coffee chain near her office.
His macchiato was a tall glass of milk with espresso on top.
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Origin
From Italian caffè macchiato, meaning "stained coffee," because the coffee is marked with a spot of milk. It comes from Latin maculātus, "stained."