# marocchino
## English
### Etymology

From Italian marocchino, ellipsis of caffè marocchino, from its colour, as marocchino was a type of light brown leather (see Morocco leather) used in the 1930s to make hair bands.

### Noun

marocchino (countable and uncountable, plural marocchinos)
* A coffee drink made with a shot of espresso, cocoa powder and milk froth.
** 2011, Alon Y. Halevy, The Infinite Emotions of Coffee, Macchiatone Communications, LLC, →ISBN, page 58:If you stray from the Venice-Verona region, the chances that people will recognize the concept of a macchiatone greatly diminish. In Milano, a marocchino is a somewhat similar drink.
** 2018, Kristie Lynn Higgins, Shades Of Gray #3: Cerberus Versus Pandora, 10th anniversary edition:She headed toward the beverage lounge. "Could you make me a cup of Marocchino while you're there?" Smedrick yelled after her.
** 2019 November 24, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette‎, volume 93, number 115:Italian Coffee Drinks / Including espresso, cappuccino, latte, macchiato, ristretto, marocchino & Americano
** 2022, Alyn Troy, The Marocchino Sparrow: A Witch and Ghost Mystery (Mystic Brews; 9):“Oh, I’d be delighted to stop by. It’s been days since I’ve had a good coffee. Do you do marocchinos?” “Sure, though it’s called a mocha here and in the States.” “I’m from Alba, in Italy. We love our marocchinos.”
** 2022, Peter MacKenzie, The Needful: A Year in an International School in Africa, The Book Guild Ltd, →ISBN:Many a business deal or legal tussle had been settled (or sometimes started) over excellent lattes, cappuccinos, macchiatos, marocchinos, and shakeratos in dark corners of the colonial-era restaurant or on the terrace that enjoyed celebrated views of the Lowana River.
** 2023 February 26, Bill Addison, “Wake up! Los Angeles is a coffee paradise”, in Los Angeles Times, page L10:Kumquat changes its lineup of coffees monthly, including additions of restrained, calibrated coffee drinks. For February, the shop introduced a Valentine’s-themed concoction: the Ruby Marocchino espresso mixed with hot chocolate ganache and pineberry syrup.
** 2023 April 12, Marty Morgan, “‘Bar’ brings the ‘Juice’ to Newton”, in The Newton County Appeal, volume 114, number 37, page 2A:“We have an authentic Italian espresso machine that can make just about everything,” said Tiffany [Evans]. “We offer Italian Marocchino, Caffe’ Mocha, Caffe’ Latte’, Espressos, Cappuccinos and much more.”

### References

* ↑ Carla Passino (2009 April 30) “Three of the Best Italian Espresso Drinks”, in Italy Magazine‎, archived from the original on 14 February 2014:The name could at first appear a misnomer. Marocchino means Moroccan in Italian, and this espresso drink certainly doesn’t come from the North-African country. Delve deeper, though, and you discover that marocchino is actually named after a type of Moroccan leather that was once popular in Italian hat-making. That’s because the perfect marocchino echoes the soft brown tone of that special leather.

### Further reading

* Marocchino on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ma.rokˈki.no/
* Rhymes: -ino
* Hyphenation: ma‧roc‧chì‧no

### Etymology 1
#### Adjective

marocchino (feminine marocchina, masculine plural marocchini, feminine plural marocchine)
* Moroccan
* (slang, derogatory, now dated) African, negroid

#### Noun

marocchino m (plural marocchini, feminine marocchina)
* Moroccan

##### Related terms

* Marocco

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

marocchino m (plural marocchini)
* Ellipsis of caffè marocchino; marocchino (coffee drink made with a shot of espresso, cocoa powder and milk froth)
    Synonyms: espressino, vetrino

##### Related terms

* cappuccino

#### Further reading

* marocchino on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* marocchino (bevanda) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{it}$

### Anagrams

* monarchico