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The word 'cappuccino' is Italian; it describes the color of the coffee made in that manner and is derived from the color of the capucin monkeys, named after the Capucin Friars - Friars of the Order of Saint Francis - from the pointed hood, or 'cappa' worn by the Friars.

'Cappuccino' is also thought to allude to the peaked finish to the coffee, fancifully compared to the hoods worn by the Friars.

The term 'cappuccino' for coffee is recorded as in use from 1948.

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