# cappuccino
## English
### Etymology

* PIE word
* *káput
Borrowed from Italian cappuccino (“cappuccino (coffee drink)”), from Viennese German Kapuziner (“Capuchin (member of an order of Roman Catholic friars)”) (due to the similarity of the dark brown colour of the beverage to that of the monastic habit; compare Franziskaner (“Franciscan”), a contemporary coffee drink with more milk and hence a lighter colour, similar to Franciscan monks’ light brown habits), and café noisette. Kapuziner was in turn borrowed from Italian cappuccino (“Capuchin”), from Italian cappuccio (“cowl, hood”) (from the hoods of Capuchin monks’ habits) + -ino (diminutive suffix); and cappuccio from cappa (“cowl, hood; cape, cloak; sleeveless coat”) (from Late Latin cappa (“cape; sleeveless coat”); further etymology uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”)) + -uccio (“diminutive suffix”). Doublet of Capuchin.
The plural form cappuccini is derived from Italian cappuccini.
In English attested 1904 as “[small] coffee mixed with milk”, 1933 as “express strong coffee diluted with milk”; in Italian 1905 as “black coffee ‘corrected’ with milk”, and still in 1931 as “black coffee mixed with a little milk”; the modern sense of a coffee drink made with espresso at a bar presumably developed in the 1930s in Italian, and was borrowed into English. The Italian term is of Northern Italian origin, in areas of former or contemporary Austrian rule and influence. The German term Capuzinerkaffee (Capuchin coffee) is attested 1790, referring to a rather different drink (boiled coffee with cream, sugar, spice, and whisked eggs), though by 1848 and into the early 1900s the Kapuziner had come to mean a drink of coffee and milk, with more coffee than milk, by contrast with the Melange, which had more milk than coffee; this usage continues to the present.
The etymology is confusing for a number of reasons. Firstly, the sense of “coffee beverage” originated in German, not in Italian, but the word (in the sense “Capuchin monk”) was calqued from Italian into German and then the sense of “coffee beverage” was reborrowed back into Italian. Secondly, the beverage that it refers to has changed over time: the modern international beverage is based on the Italian espresso-based, milk foam-topped drink of the mid-1900s, not the Viennese drink of coffee plus milk or cream from the 1800s; in Viennese coffeehouses, the Kapuziner and Franziskaner are still served, while the Viennese equivalent of the modern foam-topped cappuccino is the Melange. Thirdly, the association of the word with the drink is sometimes (erroneously) believed to be due to the “cap” of foam in the modern espresso-based form of the drink, though at the time the word was coined (in the 1700s) the drink only consisted of adding milk or cream to coffee: espresso machines date to the 1880s and foam-topped cappuccinos date to the mid-1900s, long after the word was established.

### Pronunciation

* Singular:
** (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌkæpʊˈtʃiːnəʊ/, /-pə-/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
** (General American) IPA: /ˌkæpəˈt͡ʃinoʊ/
* Audio (US):(file)
** Rhymes: -iːnəʊ
** Hyphenation: cap‧puc‧ci‧no
* Plural (cappuccini)
** (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌkæpʊˈtʃiːni/, /-pə-/
** (General American) IPA: /ˌkæpəˈt͡ʃini/
** Hyphenation: cap‧puc‧ci‧ni

### Noun

cappuccino (countable and uncountable, plural cappuccinos or (less common) cappuccini)
* (uncountable) An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed and/or frothed is added; (countable) a cup of this beverage.
** 1904, K[arl] Baedeker, Italy: Handbook for Travellers, 14th edition, 2nd part (Central Italy and Rome), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker; London: Dulau and Co., […], →OCLC, page xxi:Caffè latte (served only in the morning) is coffee mixed with milk; cappuccino, or small cup, cheaper; […]
** 1962, Carlo Cassola, translated by Marguerite Waldman, Bébo’s Girl, London: Collins, →OCLC, page 50:“What will you have? A cappuccino? Two cappuccini,” […]
** 1986, Jackie Collins, chapter 41, in Hollywood Husbands, New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 189:The waiter kissed his fingertips. “We have the best ice cream,” he announced. “Made on the premises. We have vanilla, cherry, rum, banana, strawberry—” / Jack stopped him. “You’ve hooked me,” he said. “Bring a dish of banana.” / “With hot chocolate sauce?” / “The works.” / “Nuts?” / “Everything!” / “And two cappuccini?” / “I think I’ll live dangerously and have a plain coffee with Amaretto on the side,” Jade said.
** 2016, Camilla Trinchieri, chapter 6, in Seeking Alice […], Albany, N.Y.: Excelsior Editions, State University of New York Press, →ISBN, page 126:Cesare brought over three cappuccini.
* (countable, uncountable, proscribed) Any of various similar drinks.
** 1948, Robert O’Brien, “Old Town”, in This is San Francisco, New York, N.Y., Toronto, Ont.: McGraw-Hill Book Company, →OCLC, page 84:In fact, a step from the corner of Grant Avenue and Broadway is a café called “La Tosca.” Scenes from the opera are painted on the walls; [Enrico] Caruso sings from the juke box, and you drink a cappuccino, gray, like the robe of a capuchin monk, and made of chocolate that is laced with brandy or rum, and heated by steam forced through coffee.The color of the monks’ robes was misidentified as gray rather than dark brown.
* (uncountable, also attributively) A medium- to dark-brown colour like that of the coffee drink (sense 1) or the habit of a Capuchin monk.
    cappuccino:
** 1928 September 29, “Tuttle & Clark [advertisement]”, in The Detroit Free Press, volume 94, number 2, Detroit, Mich.: Detroit Free Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 15, columns 1–2:This Morning We Present The "Times Square"—a hat for gentlemen who appreciate the importance of correct attire. […] English Grey or Cappuccino Brown

#### Synonyms

* cap, capp

#### Coordinate terms

* caffè latte, latte

#### Derived terms

* babycino
* cap, capp; iced capp
* cappuccinoed
* cappuccinolike
* crappuccino
* frappuccino
* mochaccino
* mugaccino, mugachino
* nappuccino
* puppuccino, puppychino

#### Related terms

* capoch
* Capuchin, capuchin
* marocchino

#### See also

* Appendix:Colors

### References

* ↑ “cappuccio” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Robert W. Thurston, Jonathan Morris, Shawn Steiman (2013) “The Espresso Menu”, in Coffee: A Comprehensive Guide to the Bean, the Beverage, and the Industry, Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, pages 269–270.
* ↑ Compare “cappuccino, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2021; “cappuccino, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
* ↑ K[arl] Baedeker (1904) Italy: Handbook for Travellers, 14th edition, 2nd part (Central Italy and Rome), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker; London: Dulau and Co., […], →OCLC, page xxi: “Caffè latte (served only in the morning) is coffee mixed with milk; cappuccino, or small cup, cheaper; […]”
* 1 2 Alfredo Panzini (1905) Dizionario moderno: Supplemento ai dizionari italiani, Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, →OCLC.
* ↑ Alfredo Panzini (1931) Dizionario moderno: Supplemento ai dizionari italiani, 6th edition, Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, →OCLC.
* ↑ “The Vocabularist: How did cappuccino get its name?”, in Magazine Monitor, BBC News Online‎, 2015 September 1, archived from the original on 1 September 2015:The first coffee shops in Vienna appeared about this time, but the term Kapuziner for coffee was not recorded till later. One example is a recipe for "Capuzinerkaffee" by the German "Wilhelm Tissot", published in 1790. The coffee is boiled, then mixed with cream, sugar and spices and boiled again before being poured over egg whites and yolks and whisked.

### Further reading

* cappuccino on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* cappuccino (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cappuccino. Doublet of kapucijn.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌkɑ.puˈtʃi.noː/, /ˌkɑ.pyˈtʃi.noː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: cap‧puc‧ci‧no

### Noun

cappuccino m (plural cappuccino's, diminutive cappuccinootje n)
* cappuccino

#### Derived terms

* cappu
* havercappuccino

### Further reading

* cappuccino on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{nl}$

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cappuccino.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑputʃi(ː)no/, [ˈkɑ̝put̪ˌʃi(ː)no̞]
* IPA: /ˈkɑputsi(ː)no/, [ˈkɑ̝putˌs̠i(ː)no̞]
* Rhymes: -ino

### Noun

cappuccino
* cappuccino (beverage and serving)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of cappuccino (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
cappuccinoni
cappuccinoni
accusative
nom.
cappuccinoni
cappuccinoni
gen.
cappuccinoni
genitive
cappuccinoni
cappuccinojeni
partitive
cappuccinoani
cappuccinojani
inessive
cappuccinossani
cappuccinoissani
elative
cappuccinostani
cappuccinoistani
illative
cappuccinooni
cappuccinoihini
adessive
cappuccinollani
cappuccinoillani
ablative
cappuccinoltani
cappuccinoiltani
allative
cappuccinolleni
cappuccinoilleni
essive
cappuccinonani
cappuccinoinani
translative
cappuccinokseni
cappuccinoikseni
abessive
cappuccinottani
cappuccinoittani
instructive
comitative
—cappuccinoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
cappuccinosi
cappuccinosi
accusative
nom.
cappuccinosi
cappuccinosi
gen.
cappuccinosi
genitive
cappuccinosi
cappuccinojesi
partitive
cappuccinoasi
cappuccinojasi
inessive
cappuccinossasi
cappuccinoissasi
elative
cappuccinostasi
cappuccinoistasi
illative
cappuccinoosi
cappuccinoihisi
adessive
cappuccinollasi
cappuccinoillasi
ablative
cappuccinoltasi
cappuccinoiltasi
allative
cappuccinollesi
cappuccinoillesi
essive
cappuccinonasi
cappuccinoinasi
translative
cappuccinoksesi
cappuccinoiksesi
abessive
cappuccinottasi
cappuccinoittasi
instructive
comitative
—cappuccinoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
cappuccinomme
cappuccinomme
accusative
nom.
cappuccinomme
cappuccinomme
gen.
cappuccinomme
genitive
cappuccinomme
cappuccinojemme
partitive
cappuccinoamme
cappuccinojamme
inessive
cappuccinossamme
cappuccinoissamme
elative
cappuccinostamme
cappuccinoistamme
illative
cappuccinoomme
cappuccinoihimme
adessive
cappuccinollamme
cappuccinoillamme
ablative
cappuccinoltamme
cappuccinoiltamme
allative
cappuccinollemme
cappuccinoillemme
essive
cappuccinonamme
cappuccinoinamme
translative
cappuccinoksemme
cappuccinoiksemme
abessive
cappuccinottamme
cappuccinoittamme
instructive
comitative
—cappuccinoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
cappuccinonne
cappuccinonne
accusative
nom.
cappuccinonne
cappuccinonne
gen.
cappuccinonne
genitive
cappuccinonne
cappuccinojenne
partitive
cappuccinoanne
cappuccinojanne
inessive
cappuccinossanne
cappuccinoissanne
elative
cappuccinostanne
cappuccinoistanne
illative
cappuccinoonne
cappuccinoihinne
adessive
cappuccinollanne
cappuccinoillanne
ablative
cappuccinoltanne
cappuccinoiltanne
allative
cappuccinollenne
cappuccinoillenne
essive
cappuccinonanne
cappuccinoinanne
translative
cappuccinoksenne
cappuccinoiksenne
abessive
cappuccinottanne
cappuccinoittanne
instructive
comitative
—cappuccinoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
cappuccinonsa
cappuccinonsa
accusative
nom.
cappuccinonsa
cappuccinonsa
gen.
cappuccinonsa
genitive
cappuccinonsa
cappuccinojensa
partitive
cappuccinoaan cappuccinoansa
cappuccinojaan cappuccinojansa
inessive
cappuccinossaan cappuccinossansa
cappuccinoissaan cappuccinoissansa
elative
cappuccinostaan cappuccinostansa
cappuccinoistaan cappuccinoistansa
illative
cappuccinoonsa
cappuccinoihinsa
adessive
cappuccinollaan cappuccinollansa
cappuccinoillaan cappuccinoillansa
ablative
cappuccinoltaan cappuccinoltansa
cappuccinoiltaan cappuccinoiltansa
allative
cappuccinolleen cappuccinollensa
cappuccinoilleen cappuccinoillensa
essive
cappuccinonaan cappuccinonansa
cappuccinoinaan cappuccinoinansa
translative
cappuccinokseen cappuccinoksensa
cappuccinoikseen cappuccinoiksensa
abessive
cappuccinottaan cappuccinottansa
cappuccinoittaan cappuccinoittansa
instructive
comitative
—cappuccinoineen cappuccinoinensa :

### Further reading

* “cappuccino”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cappuccino.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

cappuccino m (plural cappuccinos)
* cappuccino

## Italian
### Etymology

From cappuccio (“hood, cowl”) +‎ -ino. The coffee gets its name from the color of the beverage, which is reminiscent of the color of monks' habits.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kap.putˈt͡ʃi.no/
* Rhymes: -ino
* Hyphenation: cap‧puc‧cì‧no

### Noun

cappuccino m (plural cappuccini)
* Ellipsis of frate cappuccino. Capuchin (member of an order of Roman Catholic friars)
* cappuccino
    Synonym: (informal) cappuccio
* (slang) French letter, rubber johnny (condom)

#### Descendants

* → Catalan: caputxí, caputxino
* → Dutch: cappuccino
* → English: cappuccino
* → Finnish: cappuccino
* → French: cappuccino
* → German: Cappuccino, → Kapuziner (calque)
* → Polish: cappuccino
* → Portuguese: capuchino
* → Spanish: capuchino, cappuccino
* → Swedish: cappuccino

### Adjective

cappuccino (feminine cappuccina, masculine plural cappuccini, feminine plural cappuccine)
* Capuchin
    frate cappuccino ― a Capuchin [friar]

### References

* ↑ “cappuccio” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

### Further reading

* cappuccino$^1$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
* cappuccino$^2$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
* cappuccino (bevanda) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{it}$

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian cappuccino.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ka.puˈt͡ʂi.nɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -inɔ
* Syllabification: ca‧ppu‧cci‧no

### Noun

cappuccino n (indeclinable)
* cappuccino

### Adjective

cappuccino (not comparable, no derived adverb)
* having the taste or color of cappuccino

#### Declension

Indeclinable.

### Further reading

* cappuccino in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* cappuccino in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian cappuccino.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ka.puˈʃĩ.nu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ka.puˈʃĩ.nu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ka.puˈʃi.no/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɐ.puˈʃi.nu/, /kɐ.puˈt͡ʃi.nu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɐ.puˈʃi.nu/, /kɐ.puˈt͡ʃi.nu/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /kɐ.puˈt͡ʃi.nu/

### Noun

cappuccino m (plural cappuccini or cappuccinos)
* Alternative form of capuchino

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cappuccino or French cappuccino.

### Noun

cappuccino n (plural cappuccino)
* cappuccino

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian cappuccino.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kapuˈt͡ʃino/ [ka.puˈt͡ʃi.no]
* Rhymes: -ino

### Noun

cappuccino m (plural cappuccinos)
* cappuccino

#### Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cappuccino.

### Noun

cappuccino c
* cappuccino