tazza

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English

Etymology

From Italian tazza. Doublet of tass.

Noun

tazza (plural tazzas or tazze)

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  1. 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:
      a pair of royal George III silver gilt tazzas

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic طَاس (ṭās).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtat.t͡sa/
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  • Rhymes: -attsa
  • Hyphenation: tàz‧za

Noun

tazza f (plural tazze)

  1. 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
  2. (slang) toilet bowl

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Alemannic German: Tatse
  • → Cimbrian: tatza
  • → English: tazza
  • → Romansch: tazza

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)

  1. 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)

  1. (Puter, Vallader) cup

Synonyms

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