Ukunambitheka kwekhofi ye-cappuccino kuhle kakhulu, kodwa imvelaphi yegama layo ifundeka kakhulu, ibe yinto engcono kakhulu yomzimba yezifundo zaseYurophu naseMelika mayelana nezinguquko zezinhlamvu. Umlando wegama elithi Cappuccino wanele ukukhombisa ukuthi ngenxa yokuthi igama lifana nokuthile, ligcina selidluliselwe kwamanye amagama, lidlulele ngale kwenhloso yokuqala yomdali. Lokho kuzwakala kuyinkimbinkimbi. Amakholwa ohlelo lwamaKatolika lukaSaint Capuchin, olwasungulwa ngemva kuka-1525, lwalugqoke izingubo ezinsundu nesigqoko esicijile. Lapho isonto likaSaint Capuchin lethulwa e-Italy, abantu bendawo bacabanga ukuthi izingubo zabefundisi zazikhetheke kakhulu, ngakho baqanjwa ngokuthi uCpuccino. Igama lesiNtaliyane libhekisela ezingutsheni ezixegayo nezigqoko ezincane ezicijile ezigqokwa izindela. Kusukela ku-Italian “turban” okusho ukuthi i-Cappuccino.

Nokho, ikhehla lalithanda ikhofi futhi labona ukuthi ukuhlanganiswa kwe-espresso, ubisi kanye negwebu lobisi kwenza kubukeke njengengubo emnyama egqokwa i-friar, ngakho-ke laqhamuka ne-Cappuccino, isiphuzo sobisi-ikhofi esinegwebu elibabayo. . Leli gama laqala ukusetshenziswa esiNgisini ngo-1948, lapho umbiko waseSan Francisco wethula i-cappuccino, futhi ayizange yaziwa ngokuthi isiphuzo sekhofi kwaze kwaba ngu-1990. Kuyafaneleka ukusho ukuthi igama elithi “Cappuccino” livela eSontweni likaSaint Francis. (Capuchin) kanye nesigqoko sase-Italy (Cappucio). Kunenkolelo yokuthi abasunguli begama elithi “Cappuccino” abakaze baphuphe ukuthi izingubo zezindela ekugcineni zizoba igama lesiphuzo sekhofi.

I-Capuccino iyinhlobonhlobo yekhofi yase-Italy, okungukuthi, ekhofini eliqinile, elithelwa ngobisi olushisayo, umbala wekhofi onjengezindela ze-cappuccino ejazini elimnyama le-turban, ikhofi libizwa kanjalo.
I-Capuccino nayo ihlobene nohlobo lwenkawu. Inkawu encane yase-Afrika enekhoni elimnyama loboya ekhanda layo, njengesigqoko esicijile engutsheni yamaFrancisca, yaqanjwa ngokuthi iCapuchin, eyaqala ukusetshenziswa amaNgisi ngo-1785.
Emakhulwini eminyaka kamuva, igama elithi Capuchin laba igama lesiphuzo sekhofi kanye nenkawu.