macchiato

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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.

Noun

macchiato (plural macchiatos)

  1. espresso topped with steamed milk.

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Italian

Adjective

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

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

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Verb

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

  1. past participle of macchiare
  2. past participle of macchiarsi
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