barista

[ buh-ris-tuh -ree-stuh; Italian bah-rees-tah ]

noun,plural ba·ris·tas, ba·ris·ti [buh-ree-stee; Italian bah-rees-tee]. /bəˈri sti; Italian bɑ ris ti/.
  1. a person who is specially trained in the making and serving of coffee drinks, as in a coffee bar.

Origin of barista

1
First recorded in 1980–85; from Italian: “bartender,” from bar bar1 (a loanword from English) + Italian -ista -ist

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British Dictionary definitions for barista

barista

/ (bəˈrɪstə) /


noun
  1. a person who makes and serves coffee in a coffee bar

Origin of barista

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C20: Italian: literally, bartender

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