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

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

He would often swing his legs over an arm of the chair, sipping on a large caramel macchiato with almond milk and extra caramel, friends said.

From New York Times

Those issues come to the fore on Red Cup Day, Serrano said, when customers clamor for holiday drinks, such as the apple crisp oat milk macchiato, chestnut praline latte and sugar cookie almond milk latte.

From Washington Post

For the record, this is entirely different from a caramel macchiato, which is just a vanilla latte drizzled with caramel sauce.

From Salon