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Webster 1913 Edition


Tazza


Taz′za

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Noun.
[It.]
An ornamental cup or vase with a large, flat, shallow bowl, resting on a pedestal and often having handles.

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tazza

tazza

English

Noun

tazza (plural tazzas or tazze)

  1. A shallow saucer-like dish, either mounted 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): /ˈtattsa/

Noun

tazza f (plural tazze)

  1. cup, mug
    una tazza di caffè - a cup coffee
    una tazza da caffè - a coffeecup
    una tazza a fiorellini - a cup with a flower motif
  2. (slang) toilet bowl

Derived terms

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Romansch

Noun

tazza f (plural tazzas)

  1. (Puter, Vallader) cup

Synonyms

  • (Puter) coppa
  • (Vallader) cuppina