cappuccino (coffee made with milk that has been frothed up with pressurized steam.) from italian...
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• Cappuccino (coffee made with milk that has been frothed up with pressurized steam.)
from Italian term Capuchin (because the color of the coffee resembles that of habit from a monk Capuchin.)
• Espresso (strong black coffee made by forcing steam through ground coffee beans.)
from Italian caffè espresso = “pressed out coffee.”
• Latte (a drink of frothy steamed milk to which a shot of espresso coffee is added.)
from Italian, short for caffè latte = milk coffee.
Cappuccino
• from Italian term Capuchin
(because the color of the coffee resembles that of habit from a monk Capuchin.)
Latte•from Italian caffè latte
= “milk coffee.”
Espresso
•from Italian caffè espresso = “pressed out coffee.”
Tiramisu
Tirami sù = take me away
Italian: Tiramisùmade of biscuits dipped in espresso or strong coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of egg yolks, soft cheese, and sugar, and topped with cocoa
Resources:
1.Your guide to Italy, “Italian Loanwords in English” http://www.yourguidetoitaly.com/list-of-italian-loanwords.html
2.The English Language Borrowed Words from Italian, http://www.krysstal.com/display_borrowlang.php?lang=Italian
3.Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Italian_origin#Food_and_culinary_terms
4.Ask Oxford. Com http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/candy?view=uk