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Barista
Barista (/bəˈriːstə/; Italian: [baˈrista]; from the Italian for "bartender") is a person, usually a coffeehouse employee, who prepares and serves espresso-based coffee drinks.
Etymology
The word barista comes from Italian, where it means a male or female "bartender" who typically works behind a counter, serving hot drinks (such as espresso), cold alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and snacks.
Related Terms
- Espresso: A type of coffee brewing method where a small amount of nearly boiling water is forced under pressure through finely-ground coffee beans.
- Coffeehouse: An establishment which primarily serves hot coffee, related coffee drinks (café latte, cappuccino, espresso), tea, and other hot beverages.
- Cappuccino: An espresso-based coffee drink that originated in Italy, and is traditionally prepared with steamed milk foam.
- Latte: A coffee drink made with espresso and steamed milk. The term as used in English is a shortened form of the Italian caffè latte, caffelatte or caffellatte, which means "milk coffee".
- Mocha: A chocolate-flavored variant of a caffè latte.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Barista
- Wikipedia's article - Barista
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