tass

¹

[tas]

noun

Chiefly Scot.

1. a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.

2. the contents of a cup or goblet; a small draught, as of liquor.

Tass

²

Or TASS

[tas, tahs]

noun

1. a news-gathering agency of the former Soviet Union: merged with an alternative news service to form Itar-Tass (Russian Information Telegraph Agency).

tass

¹

/ tæs, ˈtæsɪ /

noun

1. a cup, goblet, or glass

2. the contents of such a vessel

Tass

²

/ tæs /

noun

1. (formerly) the principal news agency of the Soviet Union: replaced in 1992 by Itar Tass

Word History and Origins

Origin of tass¹

1475–85; earlier tasse < Middle French < Arabic ṭass, ṭassah basin < Persian tasht; tazza

Origin of tass²

< Russian, acronym from T ( elegráfnoe ) a ( génstvo ) S ( ovétskogo ) S ( oyúza ) Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

Word History and Origins

Origin of tass¹

C15: from Old French tasse cup, from Arabic tassah basin, from Persian tast

Origin of tass²

T ( elegrafnoye ) A ( genstvo ) S ( ovetskovo ) S ( oyuza ) Telegraphic Agency of the Soviet Union

Example Sentences

France would use the gathering to table new proposals for sanctions against Russia, with the aim of depleting "the resources that Russia is investing in this war" foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot was quoted by Russia's state-owned news agency Tass as saying.

From BBC

Rummaging through pens and chargers, I wanted to find something that Amélie van Tass, his stage partner and wife, might struggle to predict as she faced away from us.

From Los Angeles Times

Van Tass quickly guessed the bag of nuts.

From Los Angeles Times

“It was always clear, we don’t want to give up our job,” Van Tass said.

From Los Angeles Times

Ten and Van Tass’ 8-month-old baby boy joins the Clairvoyants in their travels, but not on the stage.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• news service 
• press agency 
• wire service