macchiato

noun

mac·​chi·​a·​to ˌmä-kē-ˈä-(ˌ)tō 

: espresso topped with a thin layer of foamed milk

Examples of macchiato in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Skip your daily trips to the coffee shop and make your own lattes, iced coffee, macchiatos, and cappuccinos at home. —Lauryn Jiles, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025

Baristas will be more vigilant about topping macchiatos with a caramel crosshatch pattern made up exactly of seven vertical lines and seven horizontal lines, finished with a spiral. —Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025

In addition to one-touch coffee and espresso brewing, the user-friendly machine has three different one-touch buttons for making cappuccino, latte macchiato, and hot foam. —Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 2025

The franchise also offers matcha teas, lattes, iced coffee, cappuccinos and macchiatos ranging in price between $5.50 and $7.95. —Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian, short for caffè macchiato literally, coffee with a spot (of milk)

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for macchiato

• moderato
• pizzicato
• auto
• dato
• motto
• erato
• vibrato
• yamato