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# latte

noun (a latte, lattes)

«latte» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A latte is a coffee drink made with espresso and lots of hot steamed milk, often with foam on top. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latte/#m1)

### In the lessons

Everyday life in cafés: adults order lattes; «oat latte», «chai latte», «matcha latte». It tells the reader about a café setting. Coffee has caffeine, which is not good for children in large amounts.

### Examples

- Mum ordered a latte and I had a hot chocolate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latte/#x1)
- The barista drew a heart in the latte foam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latte/#x2)
- A chai latte has spiced tea instead of coffee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latte/#x3)
- Dad likes his latte with oat milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latte/#x4)
- The café sells lattes in three sizes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latte/#x5)
- He spilled his latte on the newspaper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latte/#x6)

### Note

Say «LAH-tay» (UK, US) or «LAT-tay». From Italian «caffè latte» (coffee with milk); in Italy «latte» alone just means milk.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «latte» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latte/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«latte» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/latte.html) on Mova free.