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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tazza¹

1835–45; < Italian < Arabic ṭassah basin. See tass

Word History and Origins

Origin of tazza¹

C19: from Italian, probably from Arabic tassah bowl

Example Sentences

For them, the return of “Hamilton” meant the return of show rituals like heading to Tazza Cafe, at the Watergate complex, for pizza and drinks.

From Washington Post

“It’s really difficult,” said Andrea Salvatore, 30, who worked a cash register behind plexiglass at Tazza d’Oro, a famous coffee bar often packed with tourists, especially Chinese visitors.

From New York Times

For coffee, I loved Sant’Eustacchio and Tazza d’Oro, and for gelato, Giolitti.

From New York Times

One of them was La Tazza, a cafe in the trendy Prenzlauer Berg district whose owner, Delia Lemke, happens to be a professional science communicator.

From Science Magazine

But while the group in La Tazza included an artist and an au pair from China, the majority had links to science.

From Science Magazine