"macchiato" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmɑkiˈɑtoʊ/ [General-American], /ˌmækiˈɑːtəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: macchiatos [plural], macchiati [plural, rare]
Rhymes: -ɑːtəʊ Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|caffè macchiato||stained coffee}} Italian caffè macchiato (“stained coffee”), {{der|en|la|maculātus||stained}} Latin maculātus (“stained”), {{cog|en|macula||􂀿dark􂁀 spot}} English macula (“[dark] spot”), {{cog|fr|maculé}} French maculé Head templates: {{en-noun|~|+|macchiati|pl3qual=rare}} macchiato (countable and uncountable, plural macchiatos or (rare) macchiati)
  1. Espresso topped with steamed milk. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Coffee Synonyms: caffè macchiato, espresso macchiato Related terms: latte macchiato, coffee, cortado Translations (type of coffee): macchiato (Afrikaans), 瑪奇朵 (Chinese Mandarin), 玛奇朵 (mǎqíduǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), macchiato (Dutch), kafo makulata (Esperanto), macchiato (Finnish), macchiato [masculine] (French), macchiato [masculine] (Italian), マキアート (makiāto) (Japanese), 마키아토 (makiato) (Korean), ມັກຄິອາໂຕ (mak khi ʼā tō) (Lao), macchiato [neuter] (Polish), макиа́то (makiáto) [masculine, neuter] (Russian), makiyato (Tagalog)

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