latte au lait d'avoine
An oat milk latte in French is latte au lait d'avoine.
This phrase describes a coffee drink made with espresso and steamed oat milk. While the word latte is commonly understood in specialty coffee shops, you may also see this drink referred to as a café au lait with oat milk in more traditional settings.
How does it change in a sentence?
The preposition au is used here to mean with or made with in the context of a flavored or ingredient-based drink.
Did you know?
- In France, plant-based milks like lait d'avoine are often listed under the category laits végétaux, as lait is legally reserved for animal milk in certain commercial contexts.
- The word latte shares an unexpected history with the English word 'lattice' and 'lath'. They all descend from a Germanic root referring to a thin strip of wood.
- In France, ordering a drink with 'lait d'avoine' is often seen as a modern, urban trend. In more rural or traditionalist regions, you are more likely to encounter dairy milk as the default standard for any coffee order.
Examples in context
- Je voudrais un latte à base de lait d'avoine, s'il vous plaît.I would like an oat milk latte, please.
- Pourrais-je avoir un latte au lait d'avoine, s'il vous plaît?Could I have an oat milk latte, please?
- Je veux un latte à l'avoine, s'il te plaît.I want an oat milk latte, please.
- Tu peux me donner un latte avec du lait d'avoine, s'il te plaît?Can you give me a latte with oat milk, please?
- Elle a commandé un grand latte au lait d'avoine.She ordered a large oat milk latte.
Example conversation
Nathan and Emma are ordering drinks at a cafe.
- NathanEmma, qu'est-ce que tu veux boire ?Emma, what do you want to drink?
- EmmaJe vais prendre un latte au lait d'avoine.I will have an oat milk latte.
- NathanD'accord, et moi, je prendrai un café noir.Okay, and for me, I'll have a black coffee.
- EmmaParfait, allons commander alors.Perfect, let's go order then.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries lait, latte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
