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cappuccino definition

cap·puc·cino (kä′pə c̸hē′nō, kap′ə-)

noun

espresso coffee mixed with steamed milk and sometimes sprinkled with cinnamon or powdered chocolate

Etymology: It, lit., Capuchin (in allusion to the brown habit worn by the friars)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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