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demitasses

demitasses is the plural of demitasse.

Meaning of demitasse

Noun

demitasse (plural demitasses)

  1. A small cup of strong black coffee.
    • He read old almanacs at the book-stalls on the quays, and he began to frequent another café, where more newspapers were taken and his post-prandial demi-tasse cost him a penny extra, and where he used to con the tattered sheets for curious anecdotes, freaks of nature, and strange coincidences.1876 July, Henry James, Jr., “The American”, in The Atlantic Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics, volume XXXVIII, number CCXXV, Boston, Mass.: H[enry] O[scar] Houghton and...
  2. The cup in which this coffee is served.

Questions about demitasses

What is demitasses the plural of?
Demitasses is the plural of demitasse.

Words near demitasses in the dictionary

  1. demit
  2. demitarian
  3. demitasse
  4. demitasseful
  5. demitassefuls
  6. demitasses
  7. demitazza
  8. demitazzas
  9. demitint
  10. demitints
  11. demitoilet

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