macchiato

/ ˌmækɪˈɑːtəʊ /

noun

1. espresso coffee served with a dash of hot or cold milk

Word History and Origins

Origin of macchiato¹

Italian, literally: stained

Example Sentences

KER also found that a venti iced caramel macchiato costs 8.4% more than it did two months ago, while a venti caffe latte costs about 5.5% more than it used to.

From Salon

Hipster cafes are only feeding into that culture, providing customers the standard drink options of an espresso, an americano, a latte, a macchiato and maybe one or two funky creations just to spice things up.

From Salon

Plumlee, a bubbly cheer team captain and student body president at Modoc High School, sipped an iced oat milk caramel macchiato.

From Los Angeles Times

Emily Lien, a longtime manager at Macchiato, first learned about cupsleeve events when the cafe started hosting them at both its Monterey Park and downtown L.A. locations last year.

From Los Angeles Times

“A lot of people probably have never heard of Macchiato until they attend one of the cupsleeve events hosted by the group they follow.”

From Los Angeles Times