barista

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

/ bəˈrɪs tə -ˈri stə; Italian bɑ ris tɑ /

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noun, plural ba·ris·tas, ba·ris·ti

[buh-ree-stee; Italian bah-rees-tee]. /bəˈri sti; Italian bɑ ris ti/.

a person who is specially trained in the making and serving of coffee drinks, as in a coffee bar.

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Origin of barista

1980–85; <Italian: “bartender,” from bar “bar” (a loanword from English) + Italian -ista -ist

Words nearby barista

Bari delle Puglie, barilla, Barinas, Baring, Barisal, barista, barit., barite, baritone, baritone clef, barium

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How to use barista in a sentence

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A couple of her studies — in which participants chatted to fellow university students or to a barista — found that interactions with “weak ties” bump up happiness.
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They’re pioneering innovations and even receiving requests from male baristas who want to learn from them.
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As one of China’s youngest, hottest so-called unicorn startups, Beijing-based Luckin pitched itself as a tech company rather than a glorified barista biz.
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Your HR person is as likely to be as pierced as your barista.
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“We were recently in a coffee shop and the barista said they recognized us,” he says.
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So does the barista at Starbucks, and the checkout clerk at Whole Foods.
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At Glassdoor.com, the employee-review site, workers noted that “barista” jobs at Cosi pay between $8 and $10 an hour.
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Evan Rachel Wood stars as a flighty barista in ‘A Case of You,’ premiering at Tribeca.
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British Dictionary definitions for barista

barista

/ (bəˈrɪstə) /

noun

a person who makes and serves coffee in a coffee bar

Word Origin for barista

C20: Italian: literally, bartender

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