cappuccini

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cappuccini, from cappuccino + -i.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkæpʊˈtʃiːni/, /-pə-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkæpəˈt͡ʃini/
• Hyphenation: cap‧puc‧ci‧ni

Noun

cappuccini

1. (less common) plural of cappuccino
   • 1962, Carlo Cassola, translated by Marguerite Waldman, Bébo’s Girl, London: Collins, →OCLC, page 50:

     “What will you have? A cappuccino? Two cappuccini,” […]

   • 1976, Trevanian, Trevanian: The Main, published 1984, →ISBN, page 463:

     The waitress is a young slattern who tugs a snarl out of her hair with her fingers as she repeats Guttmann’s order for two cappuccini.

   • 1983, The Slow Train to Milan, page 114:

     We had three cappuccini in the café halfway along the street, and said a quick buongiorno to Athos who seemed to get smaller as his glue statue grew, then we walked along the edge of the Naviglio Grande to the main road, where, illegally parked, was a beautiful new Mercedes.

   • 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.

   • 1988, Timothy Mason, Only You, Dramatists Play Service, published 1995, →ISBN, page 27:

     MIRIAM. Waitress? A cappuccino for each of us, please. / BO. I mean, what happens next? / MIRIAM. The lady brings us two cappuccini.

   • 1988, Robin Stevenson, Tom Bade, Switchback, →ISBN, page 53:

     “So ... two Florentine apple cakes, two cappuccini?”

   • 1992 [1989], Gregory Dowling, transl., The D. Case: The Truth about the Mystery of Edwin Drood, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, →ISBN, page 10:

     They are all sipping their cappuccini when a tall man, whose billowing cloak and singular cap identify him at once, comes up and examines their badges with a large magnifying-glass.

   • 1997, Geoff Dyer, Out of Sheer Rage: In the Shadow of D. H. Lawrence, Canongate Books, published 2012, →ISBN:

     We liked to sit outside and listen to him preparing a cappuccino, hurling the saucer on to the zinc bar, tossing the spoon to the saucer, chucking milk into the coffee, hurling the cup on to the saucer, and then throwing a hasty ‘prego’ through the clatter and noise of his colleagues. He did this even when the Calisto was empty: it was a way of generating business, like the bell of an icecream van: a call to customers: ‘The cappuccini are good here, we are always busy.’

   • 1997, Luna Tarlo, The Mother of God, →ISBN, page 170:

     […] the tiny piazza next to Donna’s apartment building and sat at an outside cafe in the weak winter sunlight and ordered two cappuccini.

   • 1999, Hotels: The Magazine of the Worldwide Hotel Industry, volume 33, page 191:

     222 Faema’s completely automated X5 GRANDITALIA range of espresso machines substantially reduces the work and time required to prepare perfect espresso and cappuccini.

   • 1999, Suzanne Robertson, James Robertson, Mastering the Requirements Process, →ISBN, page 129:

     We went to the bar and ordered two cappuccini and two pastries.

   • 1999, Serge Liberman, Voices from the Corner, →ISBN, page 69:

     He was carrying two cappuccini and a plate of cakes to Roitblit and Wais behind Gotteswill.

   • 2000, 21st Century Music, volume 7, page 2:

     WORKER: A regular cappuccino? You know, you can order right on the other side. / ALBURGER: Oh, we do. What do you do? / WORKER: I fix the drinks. / ALBURGER: O.K. / WORKER: What size? / ADAMS: Ah, a middle-sized, please. / WORKER: Two shots? / ADAMS: Yeah, on the dry side. / ALBURGER: Make that two. / ADAMS: Two cappuccini.

   • 2002, John O'Farrell, This Is Your Life: A Novel, Grove Atlantic, published 2007, →ISBN:

     ‘Excuse me!’ she called to the waitress. ‘Could we have two cappuccini please?’

   • 2013, Tim Parks, Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo, →ISBN:

     As he finally puts the two cappuccini on the bar, I tell him, ‘At that point, you might as well bring a jug from home.’

   • 2015, Lauren Groff, Fates and Furies, →ISBN, page 307:

     “Luanne, please go get three cappuccini,” Ariel 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.

   • 2017, Susan Lee Pasquarelli, Robert A. Cole, Michael J. Tyson, editors, Passport to Change […], Stylus Publishing, →ISBN:

     The next morning before class at 7:30 a.m., still eager for a taste of that famous Italian cappuccino, the students bravely headed to the same bar and confidently ordered two cappuccini from the very same cashier.

Italian

Noun

cappuccini m

1. plural of cappuccino

Anagrams

• incappucci

Sicilian

Noun

cappuccini

1. plural of cappuccinu