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

Tazza, tat′sa, n. a shallow vessel mounted on a foot: a saucer-shaped bowl.

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Tazza of pure gold, 0m.12 high, in the shape of a Greek "skyphos," with handles ending with winged male figures.

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This Tazza, as well as the famous obelisks, were brought to Rome.

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The most famous are the Farnese Tazza and the cup of the Ptolemies.

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Beads and amulets, and a broken Tazza (table) in pottery, all of different periods, were here unearthed.

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