Marocchino
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A coffee drink made with a shot of espresso, cocoa powder and milk froth. countable, uncountable
"If you stray from the Venice-Verona region, the chances that people will recognize the concept of a macchiatone greatly diminish. In Milano, a marocchino is a somewhat similar drink."
Example
More examples"If you stray from the Venice-Verona region, the chances that people will recognize the concept of a macchiatone greatly diminish. In Milano, a marocchino is a somewhat similar drink."
Etymology
From Italian marocchino, ellipsis of caffè marocchino, from its colour, as marocchino was a type of light brown leather (see Morocco leather) used in the 1930s to make hair bands.
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