The RAE does not yet include in the dictionary the word BARISTA

Each year, the dictionary of the Royal Academy includes new words. If you dive online, many media echo the news when words that already swarmed through our day to day, finally, are included in the dictionary (here some examples). Very well-known cases have been that of “almóndiga” and “asín” because they were supposed to be badly said (one day the “cocreta” will also go to a better life), that of “güisqui” or “hacker” because after so many years of empty by the RAE, in the end everyone wrote it as they could; or the one of «exchanging» and «word» for being words that we already assumed were existing. Even some would swear that from the beginning of time.

The truth is that the RAE has been criticized numerous times for its lethargic step in accepting and including words from our everyday language. In the Internet era that has not been forgiven. We have been able to survive orthographically thanks to the proliferation of other platforms that have covered that void.Wikipedia He has become the king of updated definitions, a community that is in good health and in which anyone can suggest corrections. It’s like concentrating everyone’s knowledge in one place. In the synonyms dictionary area moves Wordreference which is also well known for being one of the most used translators on the Internet. And if we take hold of the «How do you say exactly …?», Probably,Fundeu It has positioned itself as one of the platforms that best solves this type of doubt.

If we sweep home, we realize that “barista” is not yet in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy. Our surprise face is a coffee poem. And the truth is that the SAR would have it very easy, we present it on a tray. A barista is the professional specialized in high-quality coffee, who works by creating new and different drinks based on it, also taking care of his presentation at the table. It’s a very simplified definition, but necessary.

We could say that the barista is the sommelier of coffee. To delve deeper, because the task of the SAR is to give a simple definition, we could tell you that the word “barista” has its origin in the Italian language and makes reference to a person with extensive theoretical and practical experience in the world of coffee. You must be able to distinguish the different types of coffee to be able to reach a mixture or know how to highlight the characteristics of a single origin, you must know in depth the roasting process and therefore the particular characteristics of the different roasting grades. In addition, you should know the degree of grinding, water quality, hardness, pH, etc. as well as the different types of coffee preparation: in filter coffee makers, Turkish style, in Italian coffee maker, in espresso machines, in French presses and others.

Did you know that coffee is the second most commercialized product in the world after oil? Reasons are not lacking to, from here, make a call to get BARISTA included, finally, in the RAE dictionary. Let’s do it for that morning coffee that so many emotions awakens us and how well we want a barista to serve us.