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Barmen vs Barista - What's the difference?

barmen | barista |

As nouns the difference between barmen and barista

is that barmen is irregular plural of barman while barista is a person who serves behind the counter in a coffee shop.

barmen

English

Noun

(head)
  • (barman)
    • ----

    barman

    English

    Noun

    (barmen)
  • A man who works in a bar.
  • * 2013 September 28, , " London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
    • NOT so long ago there was a beer commercial on British TV in which two pointy-headed aliens order a pint in a rural pub. “Up from London, are we?” the barman asks politely.

    Synonyms

    * barkeep * bartender

    See also

    * barmaid ----

    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 ----