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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 makes and serves coffee drinks for customers in a coffee shop.

    Like a cook, but for coffee instead of food.

    The barista made me a hot drink with foam on top.

    She works as a barista at the cafe near my school.

  2. 2
    verbintransitive
    To work making and serving coffee in a coffee shop.

    I barista on weekends to help pay for my classes.

    He baristas at a busy cafe downtown.

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Origin

From Italian barista, meaning 'bartender', made from bar plus -ista ('-ist').