demitasse
/ˈdɛmɪtæs/noun
demitasse is a noun meaning “A small cup of strong black coffee” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled D-E-M-I-T-A-S-S-E, and it appears about once in every 31 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of demitasse is demitasses.
What does demitasse mean?
noun
- 1
A small cup of strong black coffee.
- 2
The cup in which this coffee is served.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce demitasse?
- UK /ˈdɛmɪtæs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of demitasse
- demitasses plural
- demi-tasse
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is demitasse?
Demitasse appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Demitasse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small cup for serving coffee:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | demi-tasse |
| German | Mokkatasse |
| Spanish | demitaza |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does demitasse come from?
From French demi-tasse (literally “half cup”), from demi- (“half-”) + tasse (“cup”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).