Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A shallow ornamental vessel usually on a pedestal.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A shallow or saucer-shaped vessel mounted on a foot.
- noun A saucer-shaped receptacle or bowl, as the bowl-part of the vessel defined above, or a larger group containing several different bowls.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An ornamental cup or vase with a large, flat, shallow bowl, resting on a pedestal and often having handles.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A shallow
saucer -like dish, either mounted on a stem and foot or on a foot alone.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Berto replied that the tazza is a sacred object belonging to the church and is lent for the ceremony and, as I did not seem to know much about it, he kindly informed me that the customs of his country on the occasion of a wedding are as follows:
Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions Henry Festing Jones 1889
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October 22, 2008 at 7: 12 pm buono, con una marmellata e una tazza di thea è perfetto per una merenda, ciao!
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All of these elements combine to make what Caffe Luxxe promises: una bella tazza di espresso - a beautiful cup of espresso.
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All of these elements combine to make what Caffe Luxxe promises: una bella tazza di espresso - a beautiful cup of espresso.
Claire Thomas: The Search for the Perfect Ristretto: Caffe Luxxe 2010
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Hello again! volevo chiederti se sai a quanto corrisponde una tazza di peanut butter … faccio fatica a convertire certi ingredienti solidi se come unità di misura mi danno le cups.
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March 25th, 2006 at 3: 01 am aaawww bless dat cow thingy woz quite cute! nd i alredy heard bout dat chicken but i dint think it woz true!!!! nd dat parakeet woz jus flippin mental haha how da hell dus it c through all dem feaths?! luv frm tazza xxxx
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Clip auto-promozionale di Andreas Schroder per DForm, dove un mucchio di trasformazioni partono da una tazza di caffè.
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Some hours later the village of Bella Vista, situated on a somewhat lower bank, appeared, with its cluster of magnificent trees, towering above a few huts roofed with straw, over which there drooped the large leaves of some medium-sized banana-trees, like the waters overflowing from a tazza.
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Where we in Italy would, at the most, say to the _cameriere_, "_Portaci una tazza di caffè_," and think ourselves lucky to get it, he lures the London waiter to invite a disquistion on the precious berry.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 11, 1917 Various
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Upon a table near him are a silver tazza, and other objects relative to his occupation.
chained_bear commented on the word tazza
"Cream and finely powdered sugar filled in the empty spaces on the table. Desserts were to be served in elegant, usually footed glass or china bowls or compotes, called tazzas in 1851, which were to line the center of the table. These were to be flanked on the sides by lower dishes and plates of dried fruits, nuts, candies, and chocolates, all ornately garnished with flowers, leaves, and vines."
—Susan Williams, Savory Suppers and Fashionable Feasts: Dining in Victorian America (New York: Pantheon Books, 1985), 177
May 4, 2010
qms commented on the word tazza
Alphonse was a pampered reptile,
A model of serpentine style.
He basked in a tazza
On a sunny piazza
While folks fed him bugs all the while.
April 23, 2016