barista
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See also barışta
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Loanword from Italian barista (“bartender”), cognate to bar + -ist (“person”), literally “bar person”; compare barman.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Italianate) enPR: (approximately): bărisʹtă, IPA: /baˈrista/, SAMPA: /ba"rista/
- (RP) enPR: bărĭsʹtə, IPA: /baˈɹɪstə/, SAMPA: /ba"r\Ist@/
[edit] Noun
barista (plural baristas)
- A person who serves behind the counter in a coffee shop.
[edit] Usage notes
- Barista, in Italian, is of common gender. For English speakers cursorily familiar with Italian grammar, it may appear feminine on first encounter, as evidenced by the existence of the hypercorrect derivation baristo, intended as its masculine counterpart.
[edit] Derived terms
- baristo (hypercorrect masculine form)
[edit] Anagrams
[edit] Italian
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
barista m. (plural baristi) barista f. (plural bariste)
