Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Espresso coffee mixed or topped with steamed milk or cream.
Wiktionary
- n. uncountable An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso and milk that has been steamed and/or frothed.
- n. countable A cup of this beverage.
WordNet 3.0
- n. equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream
Etymologies
- Borrowed from Italian cappuccino. (Wiktionary)
- Italian, Capuchin, cappuccino (from the resemblance of its color to the color of the monk's habit); see capuchin. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“So Take care with our cappuccino is not a proper translation of the original.”
“Imagine we were to find out one day that Starbucks had been recording everyone's conversations for the purpose of figuring out whether cappuccino is more popular than macchiato.”
“The Viennese soon added milk to their coffee beans and the name cappuccino was born.”
“I personally try and keep it simple with a Grande, skim, triple, bone-dry cappuccino, which is Starbuck's English for the kind of cappuccino you'd get at the Rome airport.”
“They don’t want to know whether there’s a difference between the Starbucks version and the real thing, they don’t actually care whether a cappuccino is half foam and a latte is only topped with foam.”
“Your cappuccino will be there for you, as reliably as the way an out-sourced defense contractor in Kandahar Province uses his copy of the Army's Rules of Engagement to paper train the dog he's stolen from the son of tribal elder.”
The Huffington Post: Adam Hanft: Support Our Cappuccino Fund-Raiser Today
“On the other hand, it wouldn't hurt to butter him up a bit, and in cases like this a small gift like a piece of candy or a cappuccino is a nice way to say you're sorry, and that you care.”
Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval: How We Discovered The Power of Nice
“As it turned out, I understood nearly everything and had a great time, and since I had a cappuccino while I was there I'm WIDE awake (I don't normally drink coffee at all -- never, in fact -- but I thought ordering a cappuccino was a bit more appropriate than ordering a hot chocolate [my hot beverage of choice] and I wasn't in the mood for something alcoholic).”
“Awhile back I sent my sister a link to the story about the man who could make art in cappuccino.”
“You see, a cappuccino is a shot of espresso with six ounces of milk.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘cappuccino’.
-
Fads
With bows of great respect to Connie Willis, author of "Bellwether" and other wonderful books.
Hula-Hoop, bungee-jumping, hair-bobbing, pogs, jitterbug, jogging, mesmerism, Ouija board, miniature golf, The Old Curiosity..., Harry Potter, line dancing and 271 more...
-
Genes
Interesting gene names. Some of these may have changed recently (to something less offensive/funny).
http://www.genenames.org/
tinman, agnostic, dreadlocks, Van Gogh, fruitless, lava lamp, ariadne, cheap date, ken and barbie, I'm not dead yet, I'm not dead yet 2, manic fringe and 1192 more... -
Realia from Everywhere
Culturally defined terms and expressions from the four corners of the world
fjord, mistral steppe, tornado, tsunami, polder, kiwi, koala, sequoia, Abominable Snowman, paprika, spaghetti, empanada and 299 more...
-
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 230 more...
-
ecbrenner's list
flatline, luddism, apocalipstick, muttsucker, leviathan of fore..., flint, coryphaeus, donnybrook, bandwidth, bagpipe the mizen, cheesed off, asterism and 525 more...
-
Foodie
As much fun to say as they are to eat.
blueberry, cider, almond, apricot, asparagus, banana, fudge, foldover, flapjacks, filbert, fig, biscuit and 217 more...
-
curligirli0's Words
crapulous, swish, shiatsu, zen, xenoglossy, nincompoop, loquacious, pianissimo, onomatopoeia, imperturbable, silky, hosanas and 379 more...
-
Coffee House
Coffee, and coffee related stuff. I did spend few hours in The Net with this and now I am up to my neck with "coffee".. I probably return to this list. Later.
coffi, crappuccino, cappuccino, kaffe, caffè, kohv, espresso, kahva, qahva, masbout, gehve, buna and 118 more...
-
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...
-
The Wørd
Trademark of Stephen Colbert and The Colbert Report.
truthiness, bacchanalia, disappointed, love handles, pussy, overrated, perspective, quitter, alito, camilla-mania, cat, shhhh!... and 335 more...
-
I Drink Your...
I drink it up!
milkshake, smoothie, egg cream, coolatta, horchata, lassi, slurpee, Arnold Palmer, Shirley Temple, coffee, tea, cappuccino and 42 more...
-
C
cashmere, cascade, cedar, coral, cherry blossom, candlelight, cream, cloak, casanova, cinnamon, cherub, corset and 39 more...
-
Coffee!
espresso, cappuccino, café con leche, café au lait, caffè sospeso, caffè macchiato, caffè corretto, café mocha, caffè e latte, doppio, cortado, flat white and 19 more...
-
Misspelled
Armageddon, cappuccino, capsaicin, fuchsia, Mediterranean, gauge, proselytize, sandwich, cylinder, capital, à la, mozzarella and 14 more...
-
Caffeinated beverages
The art of selling the same drink to different people at different prices.
americano, café au lait, café con leche, cappuccino, mocha, moccaccino, cortado, latte, flat white, long black, macchiato, espresso and 6 more...
-
bitrocker's Words
Tweets
Looking for tweets for cappuccino.
Prolagus Cappuccino + croissant = typical Italian breakfast (at the bar). See also caffè e latte. Mar 9, 2009
bilby Lol, WeirdNET's a barista now :-) Apr 4, 2008