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- [kaf-ey mak-yah-to, mahk-; Italian kahf-fe mahk-kyah-taw]
- /ˈkæf eɪ mækˈyɑ tɒ, mɑk-; Italian ˈkɑf fɛ mɑkˈkyɑ tɔ/
- /ˌmæk.iˈɑː.təʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kaf-ey mak-yah-to, mahk-; Italian kahf-fe mahk-kyah-taw]
- /ˈkæf eɪ mækˈyɑ tɒ, mɑk-; Italian ˈkɑf fɛ mɑkˈkyɑ tɔ/
Definitions of macchiato word
- noun plural macchiato a hot beverage consisting of espresso and a small amount of foamed milk. 1
- noun macchiato Espresso with a dash of frothy steamed milk. 1
- noun macchiato espresso coffee served with a dash of hot or cold milk 0
- noun macchiato espresso topped with steamed milk. 0
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Origin of macchiato
First appearance:
before 1985 One of the 1% newest English words
1985-90; < Italian: “stained (or spotted) coffee,” fromcaffè coffee + macchiato, perfect partciple of macchiare “to stain, spot,” from macchia “a stain, spot,” from Latin macula (see macula, mackle)
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Parts of speech for Macchiato
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
macchiato popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
macchiato usage trend in Literature
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