Barista Definition

bə-rēsstə
baristas
noun
An employee of a coffee shop who prepares and serves coffee or other beverages containing coffee.
American Heritage
A person who brews and sells coffee, as in a coffeehouse.
Webster's New World

A person who serves behind the counter in a coffee shop.

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Other Word Forms of Barista

Noun

Singular:
barista
Plural:
baristas

Origin of Barista

  • Italian bartender bar bar, café (from English bar bar1) -ista -ist (from Latin -ista, -istēs) (from Greek -istēs agent n. suff)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Loanword from Italian barista (“bartender”), cognate to bar + -ist (“person”), literally “bar person”; compare barman.

    From Wiktionary

Barista Sentence Examples

  • She works as a barista at a local coffee shop some afternoons and in a clothing consignment shop on weekends.

  • The instructions are simple and easy to follow, the results are amazing, your own robotic barista.

  • The friendly barista brought me my single macchiato in a pretty little LaVazza cup.

  • Some businesses like Starbucks have created "Barista" badges in cooperation with FourSquare, which customers can earn by showing up at the coffee shop.

  • The Home Barista also offers fairly comprehensive reviews, particularly for those who love espresso.

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