barista
English
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Alternative forms
- barrista
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian barista (“bartender”, literally “barist”), from bar (from English bar) + -ista (“-ist”); compare barman.
Pronunciation
- (Italianate) enPR: (approximately): bărisʹtă, IPA(key): /baˈɹi.sta/, /baˈɾi.sta/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bărĭsʹtə, IPA(key): /bəˈɹiː.stə/, /bəˈɹɪ.stə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /bɚˈi.stə/, /bɚˈɪ.stə/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /bəˈɹɪ.stə/
- Rhymes: -ɪstə
Noun
barista (plural baristas or baristi)
- A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers.
- 2021 March 10, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 926, page 70:
- "From behind the counter of this provincial train station coffee shop, Joanna was barista and unofficial shrink to wildly varied London-bound travellers," writes author Laline Paull. Confessions of a Barista on Platform 1 was published on February 9 by The Firle Press [...].
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Usage notes
- Barista, in Italian, may be used in reference to both men and women. 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
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References
- “barista”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
- Arabist
Cebuano
Etymology
From English barista, borrowed from Italian barista (“bartender”, literally “barist”), from bar.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧ris‧ta
Noun
barista
- a barista
Finnish
Etymology
From Italian barista.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑristɑ/, [ˈbɑris̠t̪ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑristɑ
- Syllabification(key): ba‧ris‧ta
Noun
barista
- barista
Declension
Inflection of barista (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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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 baristainrare | |
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 | |
instructive | — | baristoin | |
abessive | baristatta | baristoitta | |
comitative | — | baristoineen |
Possessive forms of barista (type kala) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | baristani | baristamme |
2nd person | baristasi | baristanne |
3rd person | baristansa |
Italian
Etymology
From bar + -ista (“-ist”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈri.sta/
- Rhymes: -ista
- Hyphenation: ba‧rì‧sta
Noun
barista m or f by sense (masculine plural baristi, feminine plural bariste)
- barman (male), barmaid (female), bartender (North American), barista
Related terms
- bar
Descendants
- → English: barista
Further reading
- barista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- barasti, basarti, bastirà, brasati, brisata, sbraita
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian barista, equivalent to bar + -ista. First attested in 2003.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈris.ta/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ista
- Syllabification: ba‧ris‧ta
Noun
barista m pers (feminine baristka)
- barista
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | barista | bariści |
genitive | baristy | baristów |
dative | bariście | baristom |
accusative | baristę | baristów |
instrumental | baristą | baristami |
locative | bariście | baristach |
vocative | baristo | bariści |
Related terms
- barmański
- barowy
- bar
- barek
- barman
- barmanka
- barobus
- barowóz
Further reading
- barista in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- barista in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English barista, in turn from Italian barista (“bartender”, literally “barist”).
Noun
barista m or f by sense (plural baristas)
- barista (person who serves in a coffee shop)
Spanish
Noun
barista m or f (plural baristas)
- barista