macchiato
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Definition of macchiato
: espresso topped with a thin layer of foamed milk
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Bike share is doing for bicycles-as-transport what Starbucks did for the macchiato: transforming it from something exotic and foreign-sounding into something commonplace. — Eben Weiss, Outside Online, "Bike Share Can Save Our Cities—If We Let It," 13 June 2018 Jeff Park was eating nuts for breakfast and sipping on a macchiato. — Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, "The Luck of Kokura," 18 June 2018 And while neither a Starbucks macchiato nor a hefty bike-share bike are likely to excite the connoisseur, both are eminently accessible, which is ultimately the point. — Eben Weiss, Outside Online, "Bike Share Can Save Our Cities—If We Let It," 13 June 2018 Breakfast dishes include birthday pancakes, made with Funfetti batter pancakes and topped with sweet cream-cheese glaze and sprinkles; and caramel macchiato French toast topped with caramel sauce. — Carolina Gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Skip the tie: 45 Father's Day dining specials in San Diego County," 9 June 2018 McDonald’s in recent months has come out with specialty coffee drinks, including Americanos and macchiatos. — Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ, "Starbucks Closes for Antibias Training, Leaving Customers in Need of a Fix," 29 May 2018 The co-worker ordered a white chocolate mocha and an iced caramel macchiato and told the barista his name is Pedro, Hernandez said. — David Williams, CNN, "Starbucks faces more racism allegations after a barista wrote a slur on a Latino customer's cup," 17 May 2018 Whatever the truth of its tech, Tesla doesn’t have the kind of papal power or persuasion that gave us macchiatos and cafés crème. — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, "Is Tesla's Autopilot Safe? Finding Out Demands Better Data," 17 May 2018 According to Eater, the flavors included the cara cara dreamsicle, strawberry rosé and macchiato. — Shelbie Lynn Bostedt, RedEye Chicago, "Cindy's is adding an outdoor bar with boozy popsicles and ice cream pops," 28 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'macchiato.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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