demitasse
Americannoun
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a small cup for serving strong black coffee after dinner.
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the coffee contained in such a cup.
noun
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a small cup used to serve coffee, esp after a meal
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the coffee itself
Etymology
Origin of demitasse
1835–45; < French: literally, half-cup
Example Sentences
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Take the demitasse of onion soup that’s piping-hot stock on the bottom, cool whipped foie gras “cappuccino” on top and garnished with tiny diced apple.
From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023
Last year, the pair launched an online store, SpeakLow, offering everything from 1950s Japanese silver demitasse spoons to the palm-size woodland dioramas that Brown crafts from moss, tree bark and hand-carved clay mushrooms.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2021
Guernsey’s auction house says a wide array of Kennedy memorabilia — from Kennedy’s swimming trunks to a porcelain demitasse cup and saucer from the presidential yacht — will be offered Oct. 6-7.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2017
Other nautically themed offerings include a porcelain demitasse cup and saucer, trimmed with 24 karat gold, from the presidential yacht U.S.S.
From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2017
Afterward, Desdemona brewed Greek coffee, serving it in demitasse cups with the brown foam, the lakia, on top.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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