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Ballista vs Barista - What's the difference?

ballista | barista |

As nouns the difference between ballista and barista

is that ballista is an ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles while barista is a person who serves behind the counter in a coffee shop.

ballista

English

(wikipedia ballista)

Noun

  • An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.

    • See also

    * catapult English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    barista

    English

    (wikipedia barista)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who serves behind the counter in a coffee shop.

    • Usage notes

    * , in Italian, is of common gender. 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)

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ista ----