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barista.

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

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bəˈɹiːs.tə/Received-Pronunciation/bəˈɹɪs.tə/Received-Pronunciation/bəˈɹis.tə/General-American/bəˈɹɪs.tə/General-American
  1. A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers.

Where this word comes from

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

verb/bəˈɹiːs.tə/Received-Pronunciation/bəˈɹɪs.tə/Received-Pronunciation/bəˈɹis.tə/General-American/bəˈɹɪs.tə/General-American
  1. To work as a barista.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

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

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