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 [buh-ris-tuh -ree-stuh; It. bah-rees-tah] Example Sentences Origin

ba·ris·ta

  [buh-ris-tuh -ree-stuh; It. bah-rees-tah]
noun, plural ba·ris·tas, ba·ris·ti [buh-ree-stee; It. bah-rees-tee] .
a person who is specially trained in the making and serving of coffee drinks, as in a coffee bar.
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  • But whether or not the crackdown is real, every barista in town seems to be putting on a hat because of the regulations.
  • Unless, of course, you use it following the name of your favorite barista.
  • However, neither of these methods allow the barista full control over the extraction process.
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barista (bəˈrɪstə)
 
—n
a person who makes and serves coffee in a coffee bar
 
[C20: Italian: literally, bartender]

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Main Entry:  barista
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a person who works at the counter of a coffee shop; a coffee bar server
Example:  He plans to become a barista at Starbucks.
Etymology:  1982; Ital
Usage:  pl. baristi
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barista
"bartender in a coffee shop," as a purely English word in use by 1992, from It., where it is said to derive ult. from the Eng. bar (2), as borrowed into Italian. The word is of generic gender and may be applied with equal accuracy to women and men (it is said that the typical
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barista in Italy is a man).
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