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flat white

American  
[flat hwahyt, wahyt] / ˈflæt ˈʰwaɪt, ˈwaɪt /

noun

  1. a hot beverage consisting of espresso and nonfrothy steamed milk.


Etymology

Origin of flat white

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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She'll either make them at home with collagen she's bought online or grab an iced coffee or flat white with collagen or protein from a coffee shop near where she lives in London.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

I stayed busy serving up one flat white after another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

And then the British started calling everything a ... flat white, and then the Australians started calling their cappuccinos “Gibraltars.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2025

The cost to make a flat white, one of the most popular Australian coffee orders, jumped by nearly one-fifth.

From Reuters • Jul. 10, 2023

But to have put that flat white bean in the dirt, to have almost forgotten about it, and now to see it forcing its way up into the air ...

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau

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