barista

See also: barışta and Barista

English

a barista preparing coffee

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian barista (“bartender”, literally “barist”), from bar (from English bar) + -ista (“-ist”); compare barman.

Pronunciation

• enPR: (approximately): bărisʹtă, IPA^(key): /baˈɹista/
• enPR: bărĭsʹtə, IPA^(key): /bəˈɹiːstə/; IPA^(key): /bəˈɹɪstə/
• IPA^(key): /bəˈɹɪstə/

Noun

barista (plural baristas)

1. A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers.

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.

Derived terms

• baristo (hypercorrect masculine form)

Translations

person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 咖啡師／咖啡师 (kāfēishī), 咖啡师 (kāfēishī)

• Danish: barista c
• Finnish: barista (fi)
• French: barista (fr) m or f
• German: Barista (de) m
• Italian: barista (it) m or f
• Maori: tuari mahi kawhe
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: barista (no) m

• Polish: barista (pl) m, baristka (pl) f
• Portuguese: barista (pt) m or f
• Romanian: barista (ro) m or f
• Russian: бари́ста (ru) m (barísta)
• Spanish: barista m or f
• Turkish: barmen (tr)

Anagrams

• Arabist

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English barista, borrowed from Italian barista (“bartender”, literally “barist”), from bar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧ris‧ta

Noun

barista

1. a barista

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Finnish

Noun

barista

1. barista

Declension

Inflection of barista (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		barista	baristat
genitive		baristan	baristojen
partitive		baristaa	baristoja
illative		baristaan	baristoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		barista	baristat
accusative	nom.	barista	baristat
	gen.	baristan
genitive		baristan	baristojen baristain rare
partitive		baristaa	baristoja
inessive		baristassa	baristoissa
elative		baristasta	baristoista
illative		baristaan	baristoihin
adessive		baristalla	baristoilla
ablative		baristalta	baristoilta
allative		baristalle	baristoille
essive		baristana	baristoina
translative		baristaksi	baristoiksi
abessive		baristatta	baristoitta
instructive		—	baristoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of barista (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative baristani baristani accusative nom. baristani baristani gen. baristani genitive baristani baristojeni baristaini rare partitive baristaani baristojani inessive baristassani baristoissani elative baristastani baristoistani illative baristaani baristoihini adessive baristallani baristoillani ablative baristaltani baristoiltani allative baristalleni baristoilleni essive baristanani baristoinani translative baristakseni baristoikseni abessive baristattani baristoittani instructive — — comitative — baristoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative baristasi baristasi accusative nom. baristasi baristasi gen. baristasi genitive baristasi baristojesi baristaisi rare partitive baristaasi baristojasi inessive baristassasi baristoissasi elative baristastasi baristoistasi illative baristaasi baristoihisi adessive baristallasi baristoillasi ablative baristaltasi baristoiltasi allative baristallesi baristoillesi essive baristanasi baristoinasi translative baristaksesi baristoiksesi abessive baristattasi baristoittasi instructive — — comitative — baristoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative baristamme baristamme accusative nom. baristamme baristamme gen. baristamme genitive baristamme baristojemme baristaimme rare partitive baristaamme baristojamme inessive baristassamme baristoissamme elative baristastamme baristoistamme illative baristaamme baristoihimme adessive baristallamme baristoillamme ablative baristaltamme baristoiltamme allative baristallemme baristoillemme essive baristanamme baristoinamme translative baristaksemme baristoiksemme abessive baristattamme baristoittamme instructive — — comitative — baristoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative baristanne baristanne accusative nom. baristanne baristanne gen. baristanne genitive baristanne baristojenne baristainne rare partitive baristaanne baristojanne inessive baristassanne baristoissanne elative baristastanne baristoistanne illative baristaanne baristoihinne adessive baristallanne baristoillanne ablative baristaltanne baristoiltanne allative baristallenne baristoillenne essive baristananne baristoinanne translative baristaksenne baristoiksenne abessive baristattanne baristoittanne instructive — — comitative — baristoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative baristansa baristansa accusative nom. baristansa baristansa gen. baristansa genitive baristansa baristojensa baristainsa rare partitive baristaansa baristojaan baristojansa inessive baristassaan baristassansa baristoissaan baristoissansa elative baristastaan baristastansa baristoistaan baristoistansa illative baristaansa baristoihinsa adessive baristallaan baristallansa baristoillaan baristoillansa ablative baristaltaan baristaltansa baristoiltaan baristoiltansa allative baristalleen baristallensa baristoilleen baristoillensa essive baristanaan baristanansa baristoinaan baristoinansa translative baristakseen baristaksensa baristoikseen baristoiksensa abessive baristattaan baristattansa baristoittaan baristoittansa instructive — — comitative — baristoineen baristoinensa

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Italian

Etymology

bar +‎ -ista (“-ist”)

Noun

barista m or f (masculine plural baristi, feminine plural bariste)

1. barman (male), barmaid (female), bartender (North American), barista

Anagrams

• barasti
• basarti
• brasati
• sbraita

Descendants

• → English: barista

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Portuguese

Noun

1. barista (person who serves in a coffee shop)

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Spanish

Noun

barista m or f (plural baristas)

1. barista