Barista vs Barback - What's the difference?
barista | barback |
(bartending) An assistant to a bartender
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As nouns the difference between barista and barback
is that barista is a person who serves behind the counter in a coffee shop while barback is an assistant to a bartender.As a verb barback is
to work as a barback.barista
English
(wikipedia barista)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 ----barback
English
Noun
(en noun)citation