frappuccino
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Etymology edit
Blend of frappe + cappuccino. Genericization of Frappuccino. From a Starbucks tradename (Frappuccino), from frappe (“a sort of milkshake”) and cappuccino.
Noun edit
frappuccino (plural frappuccinos or (rare) frappuccini)
- An iced cappuccino.
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- French: frappuccino
- Spanish: frappuccino
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English frappuccino.
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Noun edit
frappuccino m (plural frappuccinos)
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- cap glacé / capp glacé ; (cappuccino glacé)
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English frappuccino.
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Noun edit
frappuccino m (plural frappuccinos)
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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.