Demitasse: de-mi-tas
Part of speech: noun
Origin: French,
mid-19th century
1. A single-serving
cup of black coffee
2. A cup used specifically
to serve a small serving of espresso or Turkish coffee
Examples used in sentence:
1. The man sipped
from his demitasse in the corner of the café, looking every bit the
artistic Frenchman.
2. I slipped and
broke a demitasse on my first day as a barista, but, fortunately, my new
boss was forgiving.
About Demitasse
The prefix demi- appears throughout the English language,
and it technically means “half.” A
demigod is a half-god, for example, and thus a demitasse is a half cup.
Did You Know?
Demitasse is a word borrowed directly from French, combining
the French word for half (demi) and the word for cup (tasse).
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