tazza

English

Etymology

From Italian tazza. Doublet of tass.

Noun

tazza (plural tazzas or tazze)

  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/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -attsa
  • Hyphenation: tàz‧za

Noun

tazza f (plural tazze)

  1. cup, mug
    Synonym: chicchera
    una tazza di caffèa cup of coffee
    una tazza da caffèa coffee cup
    una tazza a fiorellinia 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

  • IPA(key): /ˈtat.t͡sa/

Noun

tazza f (plural tazzi or tazez)

  1. glass, cup (any small drinking vessel)

See also

Romansch

Etymology

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Noun

tazza f (plural tazzas)

  1. (Puter, Vallader) cup

Synonyms

  • (Puter) coppa
  • (Vallader) cuppina
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