Etymology

demitazza

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Today it means: A small cup of Greek coffee or espresso, typically about 40-60 ml/2–3 fl oz capacity. Full definition →

French demi- ← Italian tazza
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The story

  1. Italian · derived fromtazza“cup”
  2. French · derived fromdemi-“half”
  3. English todaydemitazza

Recent coinage, macaronic blend of French demi- (“half”) and Italian tazza (“cup”).

Words from the same roots

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tazza

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.