Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pumpkin spice latte

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: pump-kin spice lat-te
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A coffee drink made with a mix of traditional fall spice flavors (cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove), steamed milk, espresso, and often sugar, topped with whipped cream and pumpkin spice.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Fall has become synonymous with pumpkin spice everything, including tasty pumpkin spice latte."

Etymology

The drink was developed by the Starbucks coffee chain in 2003, with antecedents going back to at least the mid-1990s.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pumpkin spice lattes (plural) pumpkin-spice latte (alternative)

Synonyms

PSL

Questions

What does pumpkin spice latte mean?: A coffee drink made with a mix of traditional fall spice flavors (cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove), steamed milk, espresso, and often sugar, topped with whipped cream and pumpkin spice.
Where does pumpkin spice latte come from?: The drink was developed by the Starbucks coffee chain in 2003, with antecedents going back to at least the mid-1990s.

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