Tasse

See also: tasse, tassé, and tâsse

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French tasse, from Arabic طَاس‎ (ṭās) (a shortening of طَسْت‎ (ṭast)), from Middle Persian tšt' (tašt), ultimately from the past participle of the Proto-Iranian verb *taš- (“to make, construct; to cut”). Cognate with dialectal English tass (“cup”), Dutch tas (“cup”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtasə/, [ˈtʰasə]
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  • Rhymes: -asə

Noun

Tasse f (genitive Tasse, plural Tassen, diminutive Tässchen n)

  1. A cup with a handle.

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