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Americano vs Latte - What's the difference?

americano | latte |

As nouns the difference between americano and latte

is that americano is a drink made of espresso diluted with hot water while latte is a drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.

americano

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A drink made of espresso diluted with hot water.
  • Synonyms

    * (coffee drink) , cafe americano, coffee americano

    Anagrams

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    latte

    English

    (wikipedia latte)

    Etymology 1

    Abbreviation of , from Latin lac'', ''lactis .

    Alternative forms

    * (nonstandard)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.
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  • A similar drink, where the espresso is replaced with some other flavoring ingredient such as chai, or matcha (green tea).
  • Synonyms
    * caffe latte * *

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun) (Latte stone)
  • A pillar capped by a hemispherical stone capital with the flat side facing up, used as building supports by the ancient Chamorro people and now used as a sign of Chamorro identity.
  • Anagrams

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