Tasse_à_café

Tasse à café

Tasse à café

Cup for serving coffee

A tasse à café (French pronunciation: [tɑs‿a kafe], coffee cup) is a cup, generally of white porcelain and of around 120 ml (4 fl oz), in which coffee is served.[1][2] It is also sometimes used to serve small portions of rich drinks, such as hot chocolate.

A tasse filled with coffee

The word originates from Arabic: طاس, romanized: ṭās, from the Persian: طاس, romanized: ṭās, meaning cup or bowl. A half-sized cup is called a demi-tasse (English demitasse), literally "half-cup".

References

  1. [1]
    Valdman, Albert; Rottet, Kevin J.; Ancelet, Barry Jean; Guidry, Richard; Klingler, Thomas A.; LaFleur, Amanda; Lindner, Tamara; Picone, Michael D.; Ryon, Dominique (2010-09-30). Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-62846-833-5.
  2. [2]
    Nguyen, Nam H. (2018-04-26). 27000 English-French Words Dictionary With Definitions: 27000 Dictionnaire des Mots Anglais-Français Avec Définitions (in French). Nam H Nguyen.

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