tazza

[ taht-suh; Italian taht-tsah ]

/ ˈtɑt sə; Italian ˈtɑt tsɑ /

noun, plural taz·zas, Italian taz·ze [taht-tse] /ˈtɑt tsɛ/.

a shallow, saucerlike, ornamental bowl, often having handles and usually on a high base or pedestal.

Nearby words

taylorville, taymyr peninsula, tayra, tayside, tayside region, tazza, taínaron, taínaron, cape, taʿziyah, tb, tb test

Origin of tazza

1835–45; < Italian < Arabic ṭassah basin. See tass

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Examples from the Web for tazza

Tazza, tat′sa, n. a shallow vessel mounted on a foot: a saucer-shaped bowl.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
When I had completed the model for the base of the Tazza, a desire came over me to model a group of colossal dimensions.
Thoughts on Art and Autobiographical Memoirs of Giovanni Dupr|Giovanni Dupr
The leg of the tazza is produced by the same small disk that served for the handles of the first vase.
Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts, July-December, 1827|Various
This Tazza, as well as the famous obelisks, were brought to Rome.
Thoughts on Art and Autobiographical Memoirs of Giovanni Dupr|Giovanni Dupr

The base of the Tazza that I had modelled was either to be cast in bronze or cut in marble, and the last was decided on.
Thoughts on Art and Autobiographical Memoirs of Giovanni Dupr|Giovanni Dupr

British Dictionary definitions for tazza

tazza

/ (ˈtætsə) /

noun

a wine cup with a shallow bowl and a circular foot

Word Origin for tazza

C19: from Italian, probably from Arabic tassah bowl

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