tazza
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English
Etymology
From Italian tazza. Doublet of tass.
Noun
tazza (plural tazzas or tazze)
- A shallow saucer-like dish, mounted either on a stem and foot or on a foot alone.
- 2009 June 19, Wendy Moonan, “A Trove of Steinbeck”, in New York Times[1]:
- a pair of royal George III silver gilt tazzas
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
tazza f (plural tazze)
- cup, mug
- Synonym: chicchera
- una tazza di caffè ― a cup of coffee
- una tazza da caffè ― a coffee cup
- una tazza a fiorellini ― a cup with a flower motif
- (slang) toilet bowl
Derived terms
Descendants
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian and/or Italian tazza, from Arabic طَسّة (ṭassa), variant of طَسْت (ṭast), from Middle Persian tšt' (tašt).
Pronunciation
Noun
tazza f (plural tazzi or tazez)
- glass, cup (any small drinking vessel)
- 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Għanja ta’ Żgħożiti”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:
- Il-Għanja tiegħi tazza
mimlija min-nixxiegħa
tal-ferħ li ssaqqi u tkabbar
il-ħlejjaq fir-rebbiegħa.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
See also
Romansch
Etymology
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Noun
tazza f (plural tazzas)
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