Meanings
frappuccino1
plural frappuccinos · plural rare frappuccini · alternative Frappuccino · alternative frappucino
- An iced coffee drink made with cappuccino blended with other ingredients, such as flavored syrups and whipped cream.
1 more example
In the University of Nevada-Las Vegas arena, thousands of employees danced to a rap song about frappuccinos and cappuccinos, sampled a new roast in the largest coffee tasting in company history and watched colleagues from Jordan, China and Japan make latte art in the final round of a global barista championship.
2025 June 14, Gregory Meyer, “Starbucks hopes to achieve much needed caffeine boost by hiring more baristas”, in FT Weekend (Companies & Markets section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 11
Frappuccino2
plural Frappuccinos · plural rare Frappuccini
- Alternative letter-case form of frappuccino.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn iced coffee drink made with cappuccino blended with other ingredients, such as flavored syrups and whipped cream.
Origin
Blend of frappe + cappuccino. Genericized trademark of Frappuccino. From a Starbucks tradename (Frappuccino), from frappe (“a sort of milkshake”) and cappuccino.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French frappuccino
- frappuccinoTranslations
Japanese フラペチーノ
- フラペチーノ (furapechiino)Translations
Polish frappuccino
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Spanish frappuccino
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Cite this entry
frappuccino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frappuccino
“frappuccino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frappuccino. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frappuccino,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frappuccino.
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