macchiato
/ˌmɑːkiˈɑːtəʊ/
IT
An Italian coffee drink made with espresso topped with a small amount of steamed or foamed milk.
I ordered a caramel macchiato from the coffee shop this morning.
Etymology
The word comes from Italian, where it means "stained" or "spotted". It was named this because the espresso is "stained" with a small dollop of milk, rather than being mixed with large amounts of milk like a latte or cappuccino.
Memory Aid
Think of the small amount of milk that stains the dark espresso; macchiato = stained espresso.
Collocations
caramel macchiatoiced macchiatovanilla macchiato