tazza

[ taht-suh; Italian taht-tsah ]

/ ˈtɑt sə; Italian ˈtɑt tsɑ /

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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.

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Origin of tazza

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

Words nearby tazza

tayra, Tay-Sachs disease, Tayside, Tayside Region, taʿziyah, tazza, Tb, T.B.A., T-ball, T-bar, T-bar lift

How to use tazza in a sentence

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
Tazza of pure gold, 0m.12 high, in the shape of a Greek "skyphos," with handles ending with winged male figures.
Rambles in Rome|S. Russell Forbes
This Tazza, as well as the famous obelisks, were brought to Rome.
Thoughts on Art and Autobiographical Memoirs of Giovanni Dupr|Giovanni Dupr
The most famous are the Farnese Tazza and the cup of the Ptolemies.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various

Beads and amulets, and a broken Tazza (table) in pottery, all of different periods, were here unearthed.
Five Years' Explorations at Thebes|George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Carnarvon

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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