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
Example Sentences
We stopped for dessert and cappuccinos.
Recent Examples on the Web Imagine being ushered into the upscale shopping mall, only to be greeted by a host who offers you a complimentary cappuccino, and a special gift inside the ACCESS member’s suite. 
Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Make an iced latte, cappuccino or double shot of espresso from the comfort of your home with a Nespresso machine. Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2022 The designation came in part because the average cappuccino costs only $3.56 in Milwaukee and residents spend just 1.5% of their annual income on their weekday cup. Nicole Haase, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2022 The following week, Maksym was at a café in Mukachevo, drinking a cappuccino in the sunshine. Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 As a one cup a day and a cappuccino at brunch on the weekends type of woman…my heart sank. ELLE, 5 May 2022 Tour guests can order their own cappuccino and recreate the scene where Midge’s father Abe meets with his lawyer. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 9 June 2022 Urban and suburban Starbucks stores appeal to younger, liberal workers more likely to order cappuccino and attend college. Ryan Craig, Forbes, 27 May 2022 David Kertzer put down his cappuccino, put on his backpack and went digging for more Vatican secrets. Jason Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2022 See More
Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Make an iced latte, cappuccino or double shot of espresso from the comfort of your home with a Nespresso machine. Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2022 The designation came in part because the average cappuccino costs only $3.56 in Milwaukee and residents spend just 1.5% of their annual income on their weekday cup. Nicole Haase, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2022 The following week, Maksym was at a café in Mukachevo, drinking a cappuccino in the sunshine. Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 As a one cup a day and a cappuccino at brunch on the weekends type of woman…my heart sank. ELLE, 5 May 2022 Tour guests can order their own cappuccino and recreate the scene where Midge’s father Abe meets with his lawyer. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 9 June 2022 Urban and suburban Starbucks stores appeal to younger, liberal workers more likely to order cappuccino and attend college. Ryan Craig, Forbes, 27 May 2022 David Kertzer put down his cappuccino, put on his backpack and went digging for more Vatican secrets. Jason Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2022 See More 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
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