English
latte macchiato
Latte macchiato comes from Italian latte macchiato.
- Italianc. 1300–presentlatte macchiato
- Englishearliest quotation 2001same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentlatte macchiato
- Englishearliest quotation 2001same form
Earliest quotation: 2001, Kenneth Davids, The Espresso Side of It: “I was told by Leno Meiorin, proprietor of the…”
Every English word from Italian latte macchiato
Today it means
noun 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.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian latte macchiato / latte macchiato