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barista

UK/bə'rɪstə/US/bə'rɪstə/

Definitions

n.

A person who prepares and serves coffee, especially espresso drinks, in a café

咖啡师

Root Breakdown

Loanword
baristabar, barrier; ban, prohibition
=barista

Borrowed straight from Italian, where barista simply means 'bartender' — someone who works at a bar (counter). English narrowed it to mean specifically a coffee-bar worker. Same bar (the counter) as in English, arriving via Italian.

Root bar still carries 38 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The barista drew a leaf in the foam of my latte.

  • 2.

    She works as a barista at a coffee shop downtown.

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