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^[1]:

     a pair of royal George III silver gilt tazzas

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic طَاس (ṭās).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtat.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -attsa
• Hyphenation: tàz‧za

Noun

tazza f (plural tazze)

1. cup, mug

   Synonym: chicchera

   una tazza di caffè ― a cup of coffee

   una tazza da caffè ― a coffee cup

   una tazza a fiorellini ― a cup with a flower motif

2. (slang) toilet bowl

Derived terms

• tazza da tè
• tazzina

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)
   • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Għanja ta’ Żgħożiti”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:

     Il-Għanja tiegħi tazza
     mimlija min-nixxiegħa
     tal-ferħ li ssaqqi u tkabbar
     il-ħlejjaq fir-rebbiegħa.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

• kalċi
• magg
• qdieħ

 

Romansch

Etymology

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Noun

tazza f (plural tazzas)

1. (Puter, Vallader) cup

Synonyms

• (Puter) coppa
• (Vallader) cuppina