Where does “macchiato” come from?
macchiato (Italian) comes from Italian macchiare, from Vulgar Latin maclare, from Latin maculō, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
macchiato (Italian): stained; spotted; past participle of macchiare
Definitions
- stained; spotted; past participle of macchiare
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