AnAverageSnoot@lemmy.ca to Coffee@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoMade a latte for my wife. Did I screw up the latte art?NSFWlemmy.caimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up175arrow-down1imageMade a latte for my wife. Did I screw up the latte art?NSFWlemmy.caAnAverageSnoot@lemmy.ca to Coffee@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 days agoHahaha no way. Is it pronounced the same, with the same etymology and it just got used as a slang for erection?
minus-squareJASN_DE@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 days agoA “Latte” (uppercase L) is the German word for a slat/bar/narrow plank, usually made from wood (compare “morning wood” - “Morgenlatte”). “latte” is written the same, pronounced the same, but is just Italian for milk. The first usage is way older than the (availability of) the beverage.
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoHahaha, cool, thanks for the explanation. That’s awesome
Hahaha no way.
Is it pronounced the same, with the same etymology and it just got used as a slang for erection?
A “Latte” (uppercase L) is the German word for a slat/bar/narrow plank, usually made from wood (compare “morning wood” - “Morgenlatte”).
“latte” is written the same, pronounced the same, but is just Italian for milk.
The first usage is way older than the (availability of) the beverage.
Hahaha, cool, thanks for the explanation. That’s awesome