Barista is an Italian word for bartender but in America it typically refers to someone who works in coffee, like a server at Starbucks.
I see. Have you worked as a barista?
No I have not. But I do enjoy going to coffee houses. Are usually go to get an Espresso or café Americano. I'm not a big fan of cold coffee beverages.
I enjoy going to coffee houses too! I like a good American in the mornings. I wonder the beverage got its name?
Caffè Americano
Caffè Americano () or Americano (shortened from or American; , literally "American coffee") is a type of coffee drink prepared by diluting an espresso with hot water, giving it a similar strength to, but different flavor from, traditionally brewed coffee. The strength of an Americano varies with the number of shots of espresso and the amount of water added. The name is also spelled with varying capitalization and use of diacritics: e.g., café americano.
In Italy, caffè americano could mean either
Barista
A barista (; ; from the Italian for "bartender") is a person, usually a coffeehouse employee, who prepares and serves espresso-based coffee drinks.
Etymology and inflection.
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. The native plural in English is "baristas", while in Italian the plural