The story
- French · derived fromtasse“cup”
- English todaytasseographer
A macaronic blend of French tasse (“cup”) and -grapher (“writer”)
Words from the same roots
Frenchtasse all →
tassietasseomancytassology
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
tasseographer
Today it means: A person who tells fortunes by reading tea leaves or coffee grounds. Full definition →
French tasse