Definitions
Etymologies
- From the Italian (Wiktionary)
Examples
“It features fresh salads, homemade pasta, succulent roast meats and luscious desserts including affogato, which is a dish of vanilla gelato swimming in hot espresso.”
“Together with his wife, Danielle, he spoiled us with rib-sticking main courses such as cassoulet or rabbit pappardelle they'll cater for vegetarians or special diets if you let them know in advance, and irresistible desserts like melting chocolate pudding or affogato with homemade ice-cream.”
“If you love a milkshake, and the prospect of iced coffee is enough to turn a dour day upbeat, it's time to embrace the affogato—the Italian version of a grownup soda-fountain drink.”
The Wall Street Journal: Your Guide to the Best in Summer Food
“Chicago: Bellezza Gelato Caffe Locals praise the smooth texture and fresh flavors—and the espresso-drenched affogato—at this "Tuscan-style" café.”
“My weakness is the mocha frappucino "affogato style" - which means the make the drink and pour an extra shot of expresso and mounds of chocolate sauce on top.”
“I still want to find that cafe that does chocolate obsession affogato - sounds perfect this morning ....”
“Try the mango pudding, which came on steaming dry ice, but skip the affogato, which tastes like coffee grounds mixed with milk and sugar.”
The Wall Street Journal: Finicky Traveler: The Gramercy Park Hotel
“I sneak away to delicious for an affogato: a scoop of vanilla ice cream 'drowning' under 2 shots of espresso.”
“Aside from the caffeine kick and the sugar rush, the contrasts of the affogato get me going: sweet and bitter, cold and hot.”
“An attractive inclusion was an affogato with your choice of liqueur.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘affogato’.
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1001 ways to caffeinate
Coffee has been in the news recently; several long-term studies have concluded coffee almost certainly helps prevent type 2 diabetes, liver disease, basal cell carcinoma and possibly Parkinson’s. ...
flat white, black coffee, breve, ristretto, espresso, doppio, tripplo, depth charge, eiskaffee, caffè latte, café au lait, galão and 228 more...
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discoveries
These are lexical items new to me that I've discovered in actual use (i.e. not in dictionaries, lists, or this site).
Looking back over this list, I haven't the slightest idea what mos...haymow, hawsepipe, stridor, bariatric, autotelic, apotropaic, cyanotype, tourelle, autobody, zudecca, stifado, corbeille and 1073 more...
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learning
A list of words whose meanings I am learning, either because a) I don't know the meaning b) I know the meaning, but could stand to better appreciate certain inflections or secondary meanings or c) ...
louche, educe, loam, cob, sclerotic, palliate, axial, syndicalist, ecumenical, sally, fatuous, parvenu and 1381 more...
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How Do You Take Your Coffee?
The things that can be done to a cuppa joe.
Kahlúa, Irish coffee, syrup shot, vanilla, hazelnut, Sanka, harmless, decaf, half-caf, quad, triple, double and 97 more...
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Australian
words not found in other
dictionaries,these are from Macquarie
Dictionary and not playable in
scrabbleabdul, abdulled, abdulling, abi, abiu, ablactate, absinthial, absinthian, absoluter, acalypha, acanthodian, acaroids and 5128 more...
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Libatious Lexemes
A list devoted to terms related to drinking; particularly alcohol.
reposado, armagnac, rhum agricole, tumbler, claret, medoc, muddler, tun, amontillado, amaro, chartreuse, calvados and 67 more...
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brettl's Words
ginormous, craptastic, vernacular, beau, liminal, asymptote, surge, puerile, lascivious, puerile, super-public, flummoxed and 48 more...
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Food Words
banh mi, court-boullion, frangipane, lovage, speck, bonal, salmagundi, gravlax, trotter, affogato, semifreddo, roulade and 5 more...
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desserts
dessert, affogato, panna cotta, pâte à choux, pandowdy, beignet, fritter, meringue
Tweets
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