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dem·i·tasse
(dĕm′ē-tăs′, -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 ṭašt, basin, from Persian tašt, from Middle Persian; akin to Avestan tašta-, cup, bowl).]
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demitasse
(ˈdɛmɪˌtæs; French dəmitɑs)n
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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