tazza

English

Etymology

From Italian tazza.

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): /ˈtattsa/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -attsa

Noun

tazza f (plural tazze)

  1. cup, mug
    Synonym: chicchera
    una tazza di caffè ― a cup of coffee
    una tazza da caffè ― a coffeecup
    una tazza a fiorellini ― a cup with a flower motif
  2. (slang) toilet bowl

Derived terms

Descendants

Romansch

Noun

tazza f (plural tazzas)

  1. (Puter, Vallader) cup

Synonyms
  • (Puter) coppa
  • (Vallader) cuppina
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