Etymology

demitasse

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Today it means: A small cup of strong black coffee. Full definition →

French demi-tasse
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  1. French · borrowed fromdemi-tasse
  2. English todaydemitasse

From French demi-tasse (literally “half cup”), from demi- (“half-”) + tasse (“cup”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.