cappuccino

noun

cap·​puc·​ci·​no ˌka-pə-ˈchē-(ˌ)nō 

ˌkä-pü-

: espresso coffee topped with frothed hot milk or cream and often flavored with cinnamon

Examples of cappuccino in a Sentence

We stopped for dessert and cappuccinos.

Recent Examples on the Web

Then hit up Amazon and Pottery Barn to finish off the day with a warm cappuccino, shearling blanket, and of course, a holiday movie marathon. —Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025

Some of the egg whites will also float to the top, like cappuccino foam. —Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025

The cheery café is the perfect place to grab a latte or cappuccino. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025

Right next to the indoor test drives of its electric vehicles, Hyundai also had a coffee stand, where guests could order lattes and cappuccinos made with a coffee machine powered electrically by the Hyundai IONIQ 5, a car that retailed for $35,000-$49,000 this year. —Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian, literally, Capuchin; from the likeness of its color to that of a Capuchin's habit

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cappuccino

• argentino
• campesino
• diamino
• filipino
• maraschino
• palomino
• pilipino
• amino
• carlino
• casino
• imino
• ladino