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.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmɑkiˈɑtoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmækiˈɑːtəʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːtəʊ
• Hyphenation: ma‧cchi‧a‧to

macchiato (plural macchiatos)

1. Espresso topped with steamed milk.

• caffè macchiato
• espresso macchiato

• latte macchiato

• coffee
• cortado

• Caffè macchiato on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Latte macchiato on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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• IPA^(key): /ma.kja.to/

macchiato m (plural macchiatos)

1. macchiato

macchiato (feminine macchiata, masculine plural macchiati, feminine plural macchiate)

1. stained
2. spotted (of the skin of an animal)

• caffè macchiato

macchiato (feminine macchiata, masculine plural macchiati, feminine plural macchiate)

1. past participle of macchiare

• tacchiamo