latte means A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 75 out of 100.
latte is pronounced /ˈlɑː.teɪ/.
Etymology
Ellipsis of caffè latte, from Italian caffellatte, ultimately from Latin lac, lactis.
noun
- A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.“Lilian Benedict walked into the office carrying two cups of latte.”
- A similar drink, where the espresso is replaced with some other flavoring ingredient such as chai, maté or matcha (green tea).“matcha latte”
- Affluent leftism.“latte liberal”
- A pillar capped by a hemispherical stone capital with the flat side facing up, used as building supports by the ancient Chamorro people and now used as a sign of Chamorro identity.