macchiato

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macchiato

/ˌmɑkiˈɑtoʊ/ US
/ˌmækiˈɑːtəʊ/ UK

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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.

noun macchiatos · macchiati

countable, uncountable 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.
US, abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of latte macchiato

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noun type of coffee

한국어	마키아토 makiato
日本語	マキアート makiāto
中文	瑪奇朵 /玛奇朵 mǎqíduǒ
Français	macchiato
Italiano	macchiato
Русский	макиа́то makiáto

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@misc{macchiato_2026,
  title = {macchiato},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/macchiato},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}