affogato
noun
af·fo·ga·to ˌä-fō-ˈgä-(ˌ)tō 
: an Italian dessert of vanilla ice cream over which espresso has been poured
The affogato can be sipped slowly or eaten with a spoon and is a great way to enjoy dessert, coffee, and an after-dinner drink all in one.
Philip Johnson, Bistro, 2004
Philip Johnson, Bistro, 2004
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Italian, literally "drowned" (in compounds such as gelato affogato and affogato di gelato, referring to ice cream covered in a liquid), past participle of affogare "to drown," going back to Vulgar Latin *affōcāre, alteration, by prefix substitution, of Latin offōcāre "to choke, throttle," from ob- ob- + -fōcāre, verbal derivative of faucēs "throat"
First Known Use
1992, in the meaning defined above