demitasse

dem·i·tasse

D0122800 (dĕm′ē-tăs′, -täs′)n.1. A small cup of strong black coffee or espresso.2. The small cup used to serve this drink.

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[French demi-tasse : demi-, demi- + tasse, cup (from Old French, from Arabic ṭašt, basin, from Persian tašt, from Middle Persian; akin to Avestan tašta-, cup, bowl).]

demitasse

(ˈdɛmɪˌtæs; French dəmitɑs) n1. (Cookery) a small cup used to serve coffee, esp after a meal2. (Cookery) the coffee itself[C19: French, literally: half-cup]

dem•i•tasse

(ˈdɛm ɪˌtæs, -ˌtɑs, ˈdɛm i-)

n. 1. a small cup for serving strong black coffee. 2. the coffee served. [1835–45; < French: literally, half-cup]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	demitasse - small cup of strong black coffee without milk or creamcafe noircoffee, java - a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee"
	2.	demitasse - small coffee cup; for serving black coffeecoffee cup - a cup from which coffee is drunk

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