cappuccini

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UK/ˌkæpʊˈtʃiːni/UK/-pə-/US/ˌkæpəˈt͡ʃini/

A form of cappuccino — An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed or frothed is added.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

noun
  1. pluraluncommonplural of cappuccino

    “So ... two Florentine apple cakes, two cappuccini?”

    1988, Robin Stevenson, Tom Bade, Switchback, →ISBN, page 53
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    “What will you have? A cappuccino? Two cappuccini,” […]

    1962, Carlo Cassola, translated by Marguerite Waldman, Bébo’s Girl, London: Collins, →OCLC, page 50

    The waitress is a young slattern who tugs a snarl out of her hair with her fingers as she repeats Guttmann’s order for two cappuccini.

    1976, Trevanian, Trevanian: The Main, published 1984, →ISBN, page 463

    We had three cappuccini in the café halfway along the street, and said a quick buongiorno to Athos who seemed to get smaller as his glue statue grew, then we walked along the edge of the Naviglio Grande to the main road, where, illegally parked, was a beautiful new Mercedes.

    1983, The Slow Train to Milan, page 114

    The waiter kissed his fingertips. “We have the best ice cream,” he announced. “Made on the premises. We have vanilla, cherry, rum, banana, strawberry—” / Jack stopped him. “You’ve hooked me,” he said. “Bring a dish of banana.” / “With hot chocolate sauce?” / “The works.” / “Nuts?” / “Everything!” / “And two cappuccini?” / “I think I’ll live dangerously and have a plain coffee with Amaretto on the side,” Jade said.

    1986, Jackie Collins, chapter 41, in Hollywood Husbands, New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 189

    MIRIAM. Waitress? A cappuccino for each of us, please. / BO. I mean, what happens next? / MIRIAM. The lady brings us two cappuccini.

    1988, Timothy Mason, Only You, Dramatists Play Service, published 1995, →ISBN, page 27

Origin

  1. Italiancappuccini
  2. Englishcappuccini

Borrowed from Italian cappuccini, from cappuccino + -i.

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