Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A shallow ornamental vessel usually on a pedestal.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A shallow or saucer-shaped vessel mounted on a foot.
- n. A saucer-shaped receptacle or bowl, as the bowl-part of the vessel defined above, or a larger group containing several different bowls.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. An ornamental cup or vase with a large, flat, shallow bowl, resting on a pedestal and often having handles.
Etymologies
- Italian, cup, tazza, from Arabic ṭašt, basin; see demitasse.
Examples
“Berto replied that the tazza is a sacred object belonging to the church and is lent for the ceremony and, as I did not seem to know much about it, he kindly informed me that the customs of his country on the occasion of a wedding are as follows:”
“All of these elements combine to make what Caffe Luxxe promises: una bella tazza di espresso - a beautiful cup of espresso.”
The Huffington Post: The Search for the Perfect Ristretto: Caffe Luxxe
“October 22, 2008 at 7: 12 pm buono, con una marmellata e una tazza di thea è perfetto per una merenda, ciao!”
“Hello again! volevo chiederti se sai a quanto corrisponde una tazza di peanut butter … faccio fatica a convertire certi ingredienti solidi se come unità di misura mi danno le cups.”
“March 25th, 2006 at 3: 01 am aaawww bless dat cow thingy woz quite cute! nd i alredy heard bout dat chicken but i dint think it woz true!!!! nd dat parakeet woz jus flippin mental haha how da hell dus it c through all dem feaths?! luv frm tazza xxxx”
“Clip auto-promozionale di Andreas Schroder per DForm, dove un mucchio di trasformazioni partono da una tazza di caffè.”
“Some hours later the village of Bella Vista, situated on a somewhat lower bank, appeared, with its cluster of magnificent trees, towering above a few huts roofed with straw, over which there drooped the large leaves of some medium-sized banana-trees, like the waters overflowing from a tazza.”
“Where we in Italy would, at the most, say to the _cameriere_, "_Portaci una tazza di caffè_," and think ourselves lucky to get it, he lures the London waiter to invite a disquistion on the precious berry.”
“Upon a table near him are a silver tazza, and other objects relative to his occupation.”
“The pair of beautiful Grecian Ionic columns, and the large green tazza -- eighteen feet in circumference -- the finest specimen of Egyptian breccia to be seen in Rome, both in the Villa”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘tazza’.
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Of Arabic Origin
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chained_bear "Cream and finely powdered sugar filled in the empty spaces on the table. Desserts were to be served in elegant, usually footed glass or china bowls or compotes, called tazzas in 1851, which were to line the center of the table. These were to be flanked on the sides by lower dishes and plates of dried fruits, nuts, candies, and chocolates, all ornately garnished with flowers, leaves, and vines."
—Susan Williams, Savory Suppers and Fashionable Feasts: Dining in Victorian America (New York: Pantheon Books, 1985), 177 May 3, 2010