- When I went into Starbucks this morning for my venti coffee, they said their coffee machines weren’t working and the closest thing was a venti Americano, so I got that.
But what is it anyway?
2) Why do they use Spanish-sounding names for various items? What has Spain got to do with coffee? Wouldn’t it have been even more pretentious to use French words? I don’t think late with a diagonal over the e is French, because the French word for milk is lait. Anyways, if they had used French one could order a “cafe en haut” for a tall, a grande for a grande (the same), and a “tres en haut” for their largest size. And the company motto could be, “Tres delicieux tous le temps pour vous, bon appetite!”
Actually they are italian names… the original coffee drinks they started with Espresso and Cappuccino are italian in origin.
Actually, I believe they use Italian terms.
Most are Italian, but those that ARE Spanish would probably be derived from Latin American sources for coffee beans, rather than traditional, Spanish coffee making techniques.
— G. Raven