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Demitasse
//ˈdɛmɪtæs// noun
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Noun
- 1 A small cup of strong black coffee.
"He read old almanacs at the book-stalls on the quays, and he began to frequent another café, where more newspapers were taken and his post-prandial demi-tasse cost him a penny extra, and where he used to con the tattered sheets for curious anecdotes, freaks of nature, and strange coincidences."
- 2 small coffee cup; for serving black coffee wordnet
- 3 The cup in which this coffee is served.
- 4 small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream wordnet
Etymology
From French demi-tasse (literally “half cup”), from demi- (“half-”) + tasse (“cup”).
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