Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A caffe latte.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
cafe latte ; a type of espresso coffee served with foamy steamed milk, and usually served in a tall glass or mug.
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- noun A
pillar capped by ahemispherical stone capital with the flat side facing up, used asbuilding supports by the ancientChamorro people and now used as a sign of Chamorroidentity . - noun A drink of
coffee made fromespresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam. - noun A similar drink, where the espresso is replaced with some other flavoring ingredient such as
chai ,maté ormatcha (green tea).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
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Examples
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Butt ! u can still has a punkin spice latte N-E-wayz Here ya go *presents latte*
Canz you pleez be more quiet? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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DD is offering good old American lattes, never mind that the word latte comes from the Italian word for milk and in French it's not latte at all, but cafe au lait, and that the actual coffee itself probably comes from somewhere in South America or Africa.
Time to Make the Donuts... and spread xenophobia Ellen Beth Gill 2006
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DD is offering good old American lattes, never mind that the word latte comes from the Italian word for milk and in French it's not latte at all, but cafe au lait, and that the actual coffee itself probably comes from somewhere in South America or Africa.
Archive 2006-12-01 Ellen Beth Gill 2006
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A lot has changed since the financial wizard coined the term "latte factor" to show us how our money seeps away.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed KELLEY KEEHN 2011
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A lot has changed since the financial wizard coined the term "latte factor" to show us how our money seeps away.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed KELLEY KEEHN 2011
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I am happy that my matcha green tea latte is aiding in the creative process, however obliquely.
Progress Report deliasherman 2010
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A “no foam cappuccino may my soul rot in coffee hell” becomes a latte once someone can be taught that the difference — the sole difference — between a cappuccino and a latte is the ratio of espresso and milk to foam.
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So I try not to use the fact that I don’t actually need the Java the Hut job as a reason to be rude to customers who complain that their coffee is not hot enough or who say “I asked for a cappuccino and you gave me a latte,” huff, when I know for certain the word latte was uttered to me.
Gingerbread Rachel Cohn 2002
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So I try not to use the fact that I don’t actually need the Java the Hut job as a reason to be rude to customers who complain that their coffee is not hot enough or who say “I asked for a cappuccino and you gave me a latte,” huff, when I know for certain the word latte was uttered to me.
Gingerbread Rachel Cohn 2002
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I went back to my car, grabbed a blanket, purchased a mocha latte from the chocolate shop nearby and headed back to find a spot where I could rest my head and enjoy the music.
zero commented on the word latte
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January 29, 2007
kewpid commented on the word latte
In Italy, you would simply get a glass of milk.
September 21, 2007
uselessness commented on the word latte
Latte comes from the same root as the Spanish word leche, which means milk (the root is "lacto-" from which we get the English words lactose and lactate). The cultural differences are interesting: in the Spanish-speaking world you order café con leche, or "coffee with milk." In Italy, the phrase is caffè con latte. Curious how Italy's influence on the world of food has brought the phrase into the English language, albeit in abridged form.
September 21, 2007
82times commented on the word latte
I live in Silicon Valley, and am hence required by social contract to drink one of these every 90 minutes or so.
Any bets on how soon the first baby named Frappuccino will be born? Howard Schultz, founder and chairman of Starbucks says “we’re still in the embryonic stage�? of business growth. (???)
September 22, 2007
uselessness commented on the word latte
Dang, I'd hate to see how fast that sucker grows once it's been born...
September 22, 2007
reesetee commented on the word latte
Yes, embryonic. There's still a corner in my town that doesn't have one...yet.
September 22, 2007
crunchysaviour commented on the word latte
Lartay. Most annoying word EVER.
August 25, 2008
kewpid commented on the word latte
why is it annoying?
August 25, 2008
crunchysaviour commented on the word latte
Its pronunciation is impossible to perform without sounding pretentious, unless the pronouncer is genuinely Italian. It is a word that has entered general use in the UK only in recent years, when thitherto everyone was perfectly happy to just drink "coffee".
I think Britons are the most likely to sound pretentious and annoying when saying this word, and only when pronouncing a long "ahhh" sound. Lahhhhhtay.
Surely I am not the only one irritated by this one!
August 26, 2008
yarb commented on the word latte
I hear you, crunchy. I grew up with coffee, tea, and cocoa, so I too cringed somewhat as coffee splintered into a zillion forrin-soundin' permutations of latte, espresso, mocha, capp, etc., though I'm over the shock of it now.
August 26, 2008
plutoman commented on the word latte
Here in New Zealand, latte culture is huge. And it's definitely "laaah-tay". I now refuse to drink latte or anything ending in -cino as a matter of principle, and just stick to the bog-standard flat white.
July 22, 2009
yarb commented on the word latte
As I grow curmudgeonlier, I fail more and more to see the problem with saying milky coffee.
July 22, 2009
rodr1229 commented on the word latte
I could definitely go for a Latte right now. Too bad our campus espresso machine is out. :/
September 28, 2011
MerandaG commented on the word latte
Growing up drinking coffee, latte's are far more yummy then drinking the average coffee.
September 28, 2011
lwg49257925 commented on the word latte
A latte is what I had this morning and keeping me awake till now.
September 28, 2011
lwg49257925 commented on the word latte
Outliers
September 28, 2011
rodr1229 commented on the word latte
go see malcolm!
September 28, 2011