demitasse

dem·i·tasse

(dĕm′ē-tăs′, -täs′)

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 ṭašt, basin, from Persian tašt, from Middle Persian; akin to Avestan tašta-, cup, bowl).]

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demitasse

(ˈdɛmɪˌtæs; French dəmitɑs)

1. (Cookery) a small cup used to serve coffee, esp after a meal

2. (Cookery) the coffee itself

[C19: French, literally: half-cup]

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dem•i•tasse

(ˈdɛm ɪˌtæs, -ˌtɑs, ˈdɛm i-)

n.

1. a small cup for serving strong black coffee.

2. the coffee served.

[1835–45; < French: literally, half-cup]

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Noun	1.	demitasse - small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream cafe noir 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)

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demitasse

n (US: = cup) → Mokkatasse f; (= coffee) → Kaffee m

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