plural lattes
: espresso mixed with hot or steamed milk : caffe latte
You can't go wrong with a classic latte. Espresso topped with foamy milk—heaven in a cup.—
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The Daily MealIf you don't know the difference between a latte and a cappuccino, ask! (Cappuccinos have more foam and less steamed milk than a latte, if you were gonna ask.)—Tim Mulkerin
Tim Mulkerin
also
: a similar drink made with an ingredient (such as rooibos or chai) other than espresso
Walk into a coffee shop or peruse Instagram and you're sure to have seen a matcha latte. —Alysha Witwicki
Alysha Witwicki We each stocked up on some loose leaf tea and ordered some drinks—a vanilla rooibos latte with coconut milk and kombucha on tap. —Allison Fong
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Grab a matcha latte from Café Kitsuné or ramen takeaway from the nearby rue Saint-Anne and post up on one of the benches in the courtyard gardens.
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—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
Box, who works as a writer, has invested in her love for coffee, and for four years, has made lattes using a Nespresso milk frother called an Aeroccino, always with oat milk.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Each participant was shown the seven gestures and, while wearing an AR headset, was asked to perform specific tasks while walking: play a song, adjust the volume, order a café latte, and decline or accept an incoming phone call.
—New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025
Here are options for local hot coffee or tea that are more unique than your average mocha:
Deep latte: Lucky Detroit, a small chain with locations in Corktown and the 'burbs, makes its own small-batch vanilla bourbon simple syrup in Oak Park for its vanilla bourbon latte.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
Box, who works as a writer, has invested in her love for coffee, and for four years, has made lattes using a Nespresso milk frother called an Aeroccino, always with oat milk.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Each participant was shown the seven gestures and, while wearing an AR headset, was asked to perform specific tasks while walking: play a song, adjust the volume, order a café latte, and decline or accept an incoming phone call.
—New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025
Here are options for local hot coffee or tea that are more unique than your average mocha:
Deep latte: Lucky Detroit, a small chain with locations in Corktown and the 'burbs, makes its own small-batch vanilla bourbon simple syrup in Oak Park for its vanilla bourbon latte.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Latte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latte. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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