latte

noun

lat·​te ˈlä-(ˌ)tā 

plural lattes

: espresso mixed with hot or steamed milk : caffe latte

You can't go wrong with a classic latte. Espresso topped with foamy milk—heaven in a cup.

—The Daily Meal

If you don't know the difference between a latte and a cappuccino, ask! (Cappuccinos have more foam and less steamed milk than a latte, if you were gonna ask.)

—Tim Mulkerin

also : a similar drink made with an ingredient (such as rooibos or chai) other than espresso

Walk into a coffee shop or peruse Instagram and you're sure to have seen a matcha latte.

—Alysha Witwicki

We each stocked up on some loose leaf tea and ordered some drinks—a vanilla rooibos latte with coconut milk and kombucha on tap.

—Allison Fong

Examples of latte in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of the signature drinks on the menu include an iced pistachio latte, an iced Turkish coffee and an iced rose latte. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

Some of the flavors include maple nut, berries and cream and a honeybee latte. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

Featuring fun cold and hot drinks like orange marzipan latte and ube matcha latte, along with a variety of fancy toasts and pastries, Pop Haus assumes a wine bar format in the afternoons featuring Georgian wines. — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 12 July 2026

The business features coffee, desserts, juice, smoothies, bubble tea, matcha lattes, matcha soft serve, matcha tiramisu, cheese cloud lattes and more. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing latte

• caffe latte
• chai latte

Rhymes for latte

• ay
• bay
• bey
• brae
• cay
• chez
• dey
• dray
• fay
• fey
• flay
• fray