Demitasse
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demitasse is a small cup (typically about 2 or 3
fl oz / 60
ml) used to serve
turkish coffee or
espresso. The word means
half cup in
French. It is half of a full coffee cup called a
tasse (120
ml / 4
oz). Typical design in the west is a white
porcelain cup (appearing similar to the cups in a child's tea set) with matching
saucer, although some
coffeehouses also sell brightly decorated varieties. Some coffeemakers, such as
Illy and [
Thun], have made the cups into art objects. Another type of demitasse is a
glass cup set into a metal frame.
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