macchiatoEnglishOxford New American Dictionarymacchiato /ˌmäkēˈädō, ˌmɑkiˈɑdoʊ / ▸ noun (plural macchiatos) espresso with a dash of frothy steamed milk. – ORIGIN from Italian (caffè) macchiato, literally ‘stained, marked (coffee)’, from macchiare ‘mark, stain’.