# baristi

Pronunciation: say "buh-REE-stee" US /bəˈɹisti/, UK /bəˈɹiːsti/

## Noun

1. Plural of barista. — plural of barista
   - Simple: Plural of barista. Less common than baristas, which most people use.
   - _The café's baristi rotated between the espresso machine and the register all morning._
   - _During the rush, three baristi worked side by side without a break._
2. Plural of baristo. Nonstandard; the usual plural of barista is baristas. *(nonstandard)* — plural of baristo
   - Simple: Plural of baristo. Baristo is a rare, nonstandard word for a male barista.
   - _The roastery employs four baristi who also handle wholesale orders._
   - _Behind the counter, the baristi joked with regulars between orders._

## Origin

**Meaning 2** — This is formed with the Italian suffix -i, the plural ending for nouns ending in -o.
**Meaning 1** — This comes from Italian baristi, the masculine plural of barista.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/baristi (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).