Demitasse

//ˈdɛmɪtæs// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    small coffee cup; for serving black coffee wordnet
  3. 3
    The cup in which this coffee is served.
  4. 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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