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Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. espresso topped with steamed milk.
Etymologies
- From Italian caffè macchiato ("stained coffee"), from macchiato ("stained, marked"), as the coffee is “marked” with a spot of milk. From Latin maculatus ("stained"), form of macula ("stain"). Cognate to English macula ("(dark) spot"), French maculé. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“But the Starbucks caramel macchiato is the absolute bane of my coffee existence.”
“Your Barista: Well, a real macchiato, the espresso macchiato, is just espresso topped with a scoop of foam.”
“The new Bupapest the California Coffee Company, where they make traditional Hungarian coffee drinks such as macchiato:”
““That crazy caramel macchiato drink you love?” said George.”
“My only hope was that Bess or George would remember to bring me another caramel macchiato when they arrived later.”
“Earlier this morning it had been an extra-large caramel macchiato with extra caramel drizzled over the extra whipped cream with an extra shot of espresso.”
“And graduates have better opportunities than filling caramel macchiato orders.”
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“As good as one may be at filling caramel macchiato orders, graduates have better opportunities in the form of service programs.”
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“If you asked for a caramel macchiato or a vanilla-bean frappaccino in Rome or Naples they'd probably point you in the direction of McDonald's.”
“Andrew Burton for The Wall Street Journal A macchiato at RBC I mention my hesitations only to say that Giorgio Milos , the master barista for Italian coffee maker illy caffé, had his work cut out for him convincing me of the value of his calling when we embarked on a coffee tour Tuesday afternoon at RBC NYC, an unassuming espresso bar he'd selected in TriBeCa.”
Lists
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ecbrenner's list
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parody's Words
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Recent additions
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How Do You Take Your Coffee?
The things that can be done to a cuppa joe.
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foods and spices
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food and wine
bellini, lambrusco, frangelico, asti, prosecco, rosato, bianco, rosso, limoncello, amore, béchamel, chianti and 66 more...
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Caffeinated beverages
The art of selling the same drink to different people at different prices.
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Tweets
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Prolagus Foamed milk (at least in Italy). Jun 29, 2010
ecbrenner espresso with a tiny amount of milk Jun 29, 2010
zero you copied that off the wall of the men's cludgie at wee annie mc.chiato's molotov, auchtermuchty. Jan 17, 2007
zero someone should write a limerick about those certain days.
annie, alas, was a dreamer
found with her head in the creamer
we knew how it'd get
one single regret
c. never managed to beam her
Jan 17, 2007
zero there are, of course, certain days when wee annie puts her head way too deep into the cappuccino creamer. Jan 17, 2007
zero the best one this side of the ochil hills is made by wee annie mac
chiato in the auchtermuchty molotov. Jan 17, 2007