barista

noun

ba·​ris·​ta bə-ˈrē-stə How to pronounce barista (audio)
bä-ˈrē-stä
: a person who makes and serves coffee (such as espresso) to the public

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In-Store Environment: Back To Starbucks Starbucks is working on improving its in-store experience and customer interactions with baristas. Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 Personalized Drink Messages: Earlier this year, policies changed and baristas were encouraged to write personalized messages on drinks, enhancing customer engagement and adding a personal touch to orders. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 The United States is nowhere near the point of robotic baristas. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025 The coffee giant is now limiting app orders to just 12 items to ease barista pressure and speed up service. Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for barista

Word History

Etymology

Italian, person working behind a bar, from bar bar (from English) + - ista -ist entry 1

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of barista was in 1982

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“Barista.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barista. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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