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barista

[ buh-ris-tuh -ree-stuh; Italian bah-rees-tah ]

/ bəˈrɪs tə -ˈri stə; Italian bɑ ris tɑ /

noun, plural ba·ris·tas, ba·ris·ti [buh-ree-stee; Italian bah-rees-tee] /bəˈri sti; Italian bɑ ris ti/.

a person who is specially trained in the making and serving of coffee drinks, as in a coffee bar.

Origin of barista

1980–85; < Italian: “bartender,” from bar “bar” (a loanword from English) + Italian -ista -ist

Words nearby barista

baric, barilla, barinas, baring, barisal, barista, barit., barite, baritone, baritone clef, barium

Example sentences from the Web for barista

Your HR person is as likely to be as pierced as your barista.

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“We were recently in a coffee shop and the barista said they recognized us,” he says.

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So does the barista at Starbucks, and the checkout clerk at Whole Foods.

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At Glassdoor.com, the employee-review site, workers noted that “barista” jobs at Cosi pay between $8 and $10 an hour.

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A Starbucks barista was fired after a song he wrote ranting about the chain went viral.

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British Dictionary definitions for barista

barista

/ (bəˈrɪstə) /

noun

a person who makes and serves coffee in a coffee bar

Word Origin for barista

C20: Italian: literally, bartender