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demitasse

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dem·i·tasse  (dm-ts, -täs)
n.
1. A small cup of strong black coffee or espresso.
2. The small cup used to serve this drink.

[French demi-tasse : demi-, demi- + tasse, cup (from Old French, from Arabic at, basin, from Persian tat).]

demitasse [ˈdɛmɪˌtæs (French) dəmitɑs]
n
(Cookery) a small cup used to serve coffee, esp after a meal
[French, literally: half-cup]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.demitassedemitasse - small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream
coffee, 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 coffee
coffee cup - a cup from which coffee is drunk
Translations
demitasse [ˈdemɪtæs] N [of coffee] → taza f pequeña, tacita f (de café)
demitasse
n (US: = cup) → Mokkatasse f; (= coffee)Kaffee m


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He read old almanacs at the book-stalls on the quays, and he began to frequent another cafe, where more newspapers were taken and his postprandial demitasse cost him a penny extra, and where he used to con the tattered sheets for curious anecdotes, freaks of nature, and strange coincidences.
 
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