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tazza

[ taht-suh; Italian taht-tsah ]

noun

, plural taz·zas, Italian taz·ze [taht, -tse].
  1. a shallow, saucerlike, ornamental bowl, often having handles and usually on a high base or pedestal.


tazza

/ ˈtætsə /

noun

  1. a wine cup with a shallow bowl and a circular foot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tazza1

1835–45; < Italian < Arabic ṭassah basin. See tass
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tazza1

C19: from Italian, probably from Arabic tassah bowl
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Example Sentences

Tazza, tat′sa, n. a shallow vessel mounted on a foot: a saucer-shaped bowl.

Tazza of pure gold, 0m.12 high, in the shape of a Greek "skyphos," with handles ending with winged male figures.

This Tazza, as well as the famous obelisks, were brought to Rome.

The most famous are the Farnese Tazza and the cup of the Ptolemies.

Beads and amulets, and a broken Tazza (table) in pottery, all of different periods, were here unearthed.

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