Meanings
plural pumpkin spice lattes · alternative pumpkin-spice latte
- countableuncountableA coffee drink made with a mix of traditional fall spice flavors (cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove), steamed milk, espresso, and often sugar, topped with whipped cream and pumpkin spice.
Fall has become synonymous with pumpkin spice everything, including tasty pumpkin spice latte.
2019 October 9, Addie Broyles, “How to make pumpkin spice lattes at home”, in Tri-City Herald, volume 117, number 282, Pasco, Wash., →OCLC, page 1BSynonyms: PSL
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA coffee drink made with a mix of traditional fall spice flavors (cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove), steamed milk, espresso, and often sugar, topped with whipped cream and pumpkin spice.
Origin
The drink was developed by the Starbucks coffee chain in 2003, with antecedents going back to at least the mid-1990s.
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