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

• tazza da tè
• tazzina

Synonyms

• chicchera

Romansch

Noun

tazza f (plural tazzas)

1. (Puter, Vallader) cup

Synonyms

• (Puter) coppa
• (Vallader) cuppina