flat white

American

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

noun

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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I stayed busy serving up one flat white after another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Kelly: Has it always been a flat white?

From BBC • Oct. 25, 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

The moonlight off the snow in the cold air was so bright and flat white you could have read a book, and the dogs worked wonderfully in the cold.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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