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demitasse

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dem⋅i⋅tasse

[dem-i-tas, -tahs]
–noun
1. a small cup for serving strong black coffee after dinner.
2. the coffee contained in such a cup.

Origin:
1835–45; < F: lit., half-cup
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dem·i·tasse   (děm'ē-tās', -täs')   
n.  
  1. A small cup of strong black coffee or espresso.

  2. The small cup used to serve this drink.


[French demi-tasse : demi-, demi- + tasse, cup (from Old French, from Arabic ṭašt, basin, from Persian tašt).]
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