tazza

1 9.9

A shallow wide bowl on a short stem that holds fruit or is for decoration

noun
/ˈtæzə/

: taza

At the museum, we learned that the ancient tazza was often crafted with intricate patterns for decorative purposes.

Examples

Frank D'Aleo, the owner of a home building and remodeling company, left the Main Street home he was working on and walked a few blocks north to meet me at Tazza Cafe in Ridgefield.

Blog text (18)
The exquisite tazza displayed on the mantelpiece was used for serving fruit at special occasions.
She admired the ornate tazza, which was designed to hold fresh flowers as a centerpiece.

Synonyms

cup

vstazza

∞ 1.0

A small open container with a handle for drinking liquids

is a shallower, wider stemmed form used for display or special drinking

chalice

vstazza

37 8.4

A large decorated cup with a stem used for drinking wine in church

is a shallow wide decorative or drinking bowl often used outside ritual contexts

tassie

vstazza

Australian

1 9.9

A small shallow cup for drinking, or the Australian island Tasmania

is the neutral decorative shallow vessel often on a stem for drinking

chawan

vstazza

Specialized

1 9.3

A Japanese bowl for drinking tea or serving rice

is generally a shallow stemmed vessel not tied to a specific cultural ritual

Surface Forms

tazza singular

tazze plural

Etymology

Tazza comes from Italian and earlier from an old Persian or Arabic word tās meaning 'bowl' or 'cup'. So a tazza is like a shallow, often stemmed 'cup' used for drinking or as a decoration.