latte

[lah-tey, laht-te]

noun

1. Also called caffè latte. hot espresso with steamed milk, usually topped with foamed milk.

2. tea made with steamed milk, usually topped with foamed milk.

latte

/ ˈlɑːteɪ, ˈlæteɪ /

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

I like to start my day with an iced morning bun latte from Tartine on Green Street.

From Los Angeles Times

Costa's rivals jumped on the trend with Starbucks and Pret offering an iced matcha latte and Nero a strawberry and vanilla iced matcha latte.

From BBC

In some stores you were able to order skinny caramel lattes, get your hair and nails done, and maybe even get a piercing or two if your mum wasn't watching.

From BBC

So we’ll just grab some of those for later, and we get a second coffee — a nice oat milk latte.

From Los Angeles Times

They have a butterfly matcha latte — you know, blue and green.

From Los Angeles Times