frappuccino
English
Etymology
Blend of frappe + cappuccino. Genericization of Frappuccino. From a Starbucks tradename (Frappuccino), from frappe (“a sort of milkshake”) and cappuccino.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfɹæpʊˈt͡ʃinəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfɹæpəˈt͡ʃinoʊ/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
frappuccino (plural frappuccinos or (rare) frappuccini)
- An iced cappuccino.
- 2025 June 14, Gregory Meyer, “Starbucks hopes to achieve much needed caffeine boost by hiring more baristas”, in FT Weekend, Companies & Markets, page 11:
- In the University of Nevada-Las Vegas arena, thousands of employees danced to a rap song about frappuccinos and cappuccinos, sampled a new roast in the largest coffee tasting in company history and watched colleagues from Jordan, China and Japan make latte art in the final round of a global barista championship.
Alternative forms
- Frappuccino, frappucino
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Descendants
- French: frappuccino
- Spanish: frappuccino
Translations
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See also
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English frappuccino.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʁa.put.ʃi.no/
Noun
frappuccino m (plural frappuccinos)
Synonyms
- cap glacé / capp glacé ; (cappuccino glacé)
Hypernyms
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English frappuccino.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɾapuˈt͡ʃino/ [fɾa.puˈt͡ʃi.no]
- Rhymes: -ino
- Syllabification: frap‧puc‧ci‧no
Noun
frappuccino m (plural frappuccinos)
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.