English Explanatory Dictionary

barista

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers.
verb
  1. To work as a barista.

Pronunciation

/bəˈɹiːs.tə/ /bəˈɹɪs.tə/ /bəˈɹis.tə/ /baˈɹis.ta/ /baˈɾis.ta/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-barista.wav

Word forms

barista baristas baristi barista-ing baristaing baristaed barista'd

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian barista (“bartender”, literally “barist”), from bar (from English bar) + -ista (“-ist”); compare barman.

Derived words

baristo cannista
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