marocchino

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marocchino

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From Italian marocchino, ellipsis of caffè marocchino, from its colour, as marocchino was a type of light brown leather (see Morocco leather) used in the 1930s to make hair bands.

noun marocchinos

countable, uncountable A coffee drink made with a shot of espresso, cocoa powder and milk froth. If you stray from the Venice-Verona region, the chances that people will recognize the concept of a macchiatone greatly diminish. In Milano, a marocchino is a somewhat similar drink.

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@misc{marocchino_2026,
  title = {marocchino},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marocchino},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}