latte

[ lah-teyItalian laht-te ]

noun

1. Also called caf·fè lat·te [kaf, -ey , lah, -tey, kahf, -fe , laht, -te]. hot espresso with steamed milk, usually topped with foamed milk.
2. tea made with steamed milk, usually topped with foamed milk.

latte

/ ˈlæteɪ; ˈlɑːteɪ /

noun

1. coffee made with hot milk

Word History and Origins

Origin of latte¹

First recorded in 1990–95; from Italian (caffè) latte “(coffee with) milk,” from Latin lac (stem lact- ); cognate with French lait, Portuguese leite, Spanish leche

Word History and Origins

Origin of latte¹

C20: from Italian ( caffè e ) latte (coffee and) milk

Example Sentences

You can catch me at your local plant nursery every weekend with an oat milk latte in hand.

From Washington Blade

Then, like latte steam, some connections evaporated with the closures.

From Washington Blade

For instance, some people prefer to buy a latte every morning.

From Fortune

Amazingly, the Octobot is cheaper to make than a latte, and it costs only 5¢ to fill it with fuel.

From Fortune

Meghan reached out to the Clevr team after trying the company’s oat-milk latte product, which debuted through a Santa Barbara pop-up coffee shop in 2017.

From Fortune

She slowly moves her straw through the whipped cream in her designer latte and looks up.

From The Daily Beast

Spoiler: you may think twice before getting another Grande Chestnut Praline Latte.

From The Daily Beast

In one segment, she stresses how important a good latte is—and "no one does it better than New York."

From The Daily Beast

I get my latte and am assured that I am welcome to take it with me to my seat in the church.

From The Daily Beast

Grievances over the centralization of power downtown (with its latte-sipping elites, and so on) still runs strong.

From The Daily Beast

Then, at the thought of the latte name, a fresh idea struck her.

From Project Gutenberg

Y t ka lv bon matin-l sans yon sou: y pa sa a y t dou fai,—l y t k baill latte.

From Project Gutenberg

If you catch his eye he will throw wide both arms to include all the goats on the Corso, and exclaim: Latte decapri molto bell!

From Project Gutenberg