noun
barista
buh-REES-tuh
Barista (noun) means someone who prepares and serves coffee drinks in a café or coffee shop. Example: “The barista drew a little leaf pattern in the foam of my latte.”
noun
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Someone who prepares and serves coffee drinks in a café or coffee shop.
"The barista drew a little leaf pattern in the foam of my latte."
How to use barista
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA professional coffee-maker who works behind the counter at a coffee shop.
Common pairings
trained barista
barista skills
work as a barista
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Word forms
- Plural
- baristas, baristi
- Third person singular
- baristas
- Past tense
- baristaed, barista'd
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian barista, meaning "bartender," itself from "bar" plus an Italian suffix for a person's occupation.
Rhymes for barista
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What does “barista” mean?
The word “barista” means someone who prepares and serves coffee drinks in a café or coffee shop. In plain terms, a professional coffee-maker who works behind the counter at a coffee shop.
How do you pronounce “barista”?
“Barista” is pronounced buh-REES-tuh (/bəˈɹis.tə/ in IPA).
How do you use “barista” in a sentence?
Here is “barista” used in a sentence: “The barista drew a little leaf pattern in the foam of my latte.”
What part of speech is “barista”?
“Barista” is a noun.
Where does the word “barista” come from?
The word “barista” comes from Italian. Borrowed from Italian barista, meaning "bartender," itself from "bar" plus an Italian suffix for a person's occupation.
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