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barista

Saybuh-RIS-tuhUS/bəˈɹis.tə/AUS/bəˈɹɪs.tə/UKbuh-REES-tuh/bəˈɹiːs.tə/

Pluralbaristas, baristi

Verbbaristas, barista-ing, baristaed

2 meanings of barista

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A person who prepares and serves coffee drinks in a coffee shop.

    The barista steamed the milk and poured a leaf pattern into the latte.

    Regular customers greeted the baristas by name every morning.

  2. 2
    verbintransitive
    To work as someone who prepares and serves coffee in a coffee shop.

    She baristas at a small roastery while finishing her degree.

    Two students barista together during the summer tourist season.

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Origin

Borrowed from Italian barista ('bartender', literally 'barist'), formed from bar (itself from English bar) plus the suffix -ista ('-ist').