different between macchiato vs noisette

English

Etymology

From Italian caffè macchiato (“stained coffee”), from macchiato (“stained, marked”), as the coffee is “marked” with a spot of milk. From Latin macul?tus (“stained”), form of macula (“stain”).Cognate to English macula (“[dark] spot”), French maculé.

Noun

macchiato (plural macchiatos)

1. Espresso topped with steamed milk.

Synonyms

• caffè macchiato
• espresso macchiato

Related terms

• latte macchiato

Translations

See also

• coffee
• cortado

Further reading

• Caffè macchiato on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Latte macchiato on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Adjective

macchiato (feminine macchiata, masculine plural macchiati, feminine plural macchiate)

1. stained
2. (of the skin of an animal) spotted

Derived terms

• caffè macchiato

Verb

macchiato m (feminine singular macchiata, masculine plural macchiati, feminine plural macchiate)

1. past participle of macchiare
2. past participle of macchiarsi

English

Etymology

From French, diminutive of noix (“nut”). The rose takes its name from the French gardener of Charleston, South Carolina, who produced it in 1817.

Noun

noisette (plural noisettes)

1. A small round thick slice of meat (in particular, lamb or veal) that has been deboned.
2. A hybrid rose, from the China rose and the musk rose.

Translations

Adjective

noisette (not comparable)

1. flavoured with hazelnuts

Anagrams

• seen to it, teosinte

French

Etymology

noix +? -ette

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nwa.z?t/

Noun

noisette f (plural noisettes)

1. hazelnut
2. noisette
3. knob (of butter etc.)
4. espresso with a little milk

Synonyms

• (hazelnut): aveline

Further reading

• “noisette” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• estoient, nettoies