latte

noun

lat·​te ˈlä-(ˌ)tā How to pronounce latte (audio)
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.The Daily Meal
If 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
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
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. 29 of 30 Shop for designer vintage goods. 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 See all Example Sentences for latte 

Word History

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of latte was in 1985

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