cappuccino (n): a coffee drink made with espresso, hot milk and steamed foam

Natalie Kim
the lexico
Published in
1 min readNov 30, 2015

Named after the color of the robes of the Capuchin monks, which, like the drink, are light chocolatey brown. The word itself is the Italian name for the monks’ order. The Capuchins got their name from the hooded robe they wear; cappuccio means “hood.”

Source: Rice University

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